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HB 1169 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26

Howard County would gain authority to lower speed limits on county highways to a minimum of 15 mph after conducting a traffic and engineering study. The bill prohibits Howard County from implementing new speed monitoring systems (like cameras) to enforce these reduced limits on affected highways. This specifically applies to Howard County highways where speed limits were decreased under this law, with no changes to existing limits for other jurisdictions. The bill modifies Maryland’s transportation code to establish these requirements for Howard County only.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enables Howard County to lower highway speed limits to 15 mph for safety, enhancing transportation safety standards per Maryland transport modifications.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026
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First - Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26 → Third - Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26 · 3 edits
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The bill's procedural status was updated to reflect it has been adopted by the House and is now in its third reading, with a favorable committee report. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, as the text differences are primarily formatting adjustments and line renumbering rather than policy modifications.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably reported and adopted by the House, with a second reading date of February 26, 2026.

Changed the bill title from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

Adjusted line numbers and formatting throughout the document, including renumbering of sections and subsections, but no substantive policy language was altered.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

135–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 142
Feb 27, 2026
D Democratic103
98 Yea 5
95% Yea
R Republican39
37 Yea 1 Nay 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Feb 27, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (135-1-6)
house of delegates
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.