Reprieve Granted Speed Cameras - Prompts Fillibuster By Senator Mooney 4/09
Today, the Maryland Senate reconsidered the vote by which the Administration's speed camera bill failed (to see prior post click here). Senate Bill 277 - Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones would allow the use of speed monitoring cameras throughout the state.
Senator Ulysses Currie, D - Prince George's County, moved that the Senate reconsider the vote by which Senate Bill 277 failed at yesterday's session. His motion by a vote of 28 yeas and 29 nays. (see vote at read more)
Senator Alex Mooney, R - Frederick and Washington Counties, launched extended debate on the issue but was shut down by a motion to limit debate which passed by one vote - 29 to 17. Senators E.J. Pipkin and David Brinkley joined in the short-lived filibuster to advocate that the Senators adhere to the position adopted only fifteen hours earlier when the bill was defeated in the Senate.
However, the bill passed on third reader by a vote of 27 to 20 and will now cross over to the House of Delegates.
Vote on Motion to Reconsider the Vote by Which Senate Bill 277 Failed to Achieve a Constitutional Majority:
SEQ NO. 756 APR 2, 2009 10:51 AM
Senate of Maryland
2009 Regular Session
SB 277
The President et al
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems -
Statewide Authorization and Use in Hwy Work Zones
Reconsider vote by which bill failed 3rd reading
PRESIDING: MR.PRESIDENT
LEGISLATIVE DATE
MAR 31, 2009
28 YEAS 19 NAYS 0 EXC 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED (ABSENT)
VOTING YEA - 28
MR.PRESIDENT GLADDEN LENETT PINSKY
CONWAY HARRINGTON MADALENO PUGH
CURRIE JONES MCFADDEN RASKIN
EXUM KASEMEYER MIDDLETON ROBEY
FOREHAND KING MUNSON ROSAPEPE
FROSH KLAUSMEIER MUSE STONE
GARAGIOLA KRAMER PETERS ZIRKIN
VOTING NAY - 19
ASTLE DELLA HAINES MOONEY
BRINKLEY DYSON HARRIS PIPKIN
BROCHIN EDWARDS JACOBS SIMONAIRE
COLBURN GLASSMAN KELLEY STOLTZFUS
DEGRANGE GREENIP KITTLEMAN
NOT VOTING - 0
EXCUSED FROM VOTING - 0