Bill > HB963

This bill modifies Maryland transportation law to provide Montgomery County with a special exemption from typical speed limit adjustment procedures. Currently, local authorities must conduct an engineering and traffic investigation before reducing speed limits on highways. Under this bill, Montgomery County would be allowed to decrease highway speed limits without performing such an investigation, with the restriction that the new speed limit cannot be less than 15 miles per hour. The bill specifically applies only to Montgomery County and its municipalities, and it prohibits the implementation of new speed monitoring systems to enforce these newly reduced speed limits. The new provision is part of an existing section of Maryland transportation law that governs how local authorities can adjust speed limits, and the changes will take effect on October 1, 2025. This modification gives Montgomery County more flexibility in managing its roadway speed limits without the prerequisite detailed traffic study that would normally be required.

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0963?ys=2025RS