Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
Government Operations and PoliticsDistrict of ColumbiaIntergovernmental relationsRoads and highways
Why This Matters
This bill would remove the District of Columbia’s power to use automated traffic enforcement cameras and to put up signs banning right turns on red. It repeals the local laws that allow those actions.
Who this affects
Drivers in DC · Local government agencies
What changes is this bill making?
1Repeals Section 9e of the District of Columbia (DC) Traffic Act of 1925, ending DC’s authority to use automated traffic enforcement systems.
2Repeals Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, ending DC’s authority to erect signs that ban right turns on red.
3Automated traffic enforcement systems use cameras to record traffic violations and issue tickets without an officer on site.
4Under this bill, DC could no longer enforce traffic rules by camera or by posting no-turn-on-red signs.
5The bill text does not specify when these repeals would take effect.
