Formal position, not binding
Council urges passage of road safety camera bills
Last activity July 23, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 17, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council adopted a resolution in support of two state bills, S.2344 and H.3754, that would let cities use road safety cameras to enforce speeding and red-light violations. The resolution highlights traffic deaths, notes existing speed reduction, and cites safeguards on notice, privacy, due process, and equity. It asks the Legislature to pass the acts.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Jacob Weber, and Brian Worrell
Now with the City Council
About Transportation & Streets , Public Safety and Technology & Privacy
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution in support of bills S.2344 and H.3754, an Act Relative to Traffic Regulation Using Road Safety Cameras.
Timeline
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July 22, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Weber and Pepén as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Worrell, Weber, and Pepén, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), absent 2 (Coletta Zapata, Santana).