THAT THE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS HOUSE BILL H.3754, AND SENATE BILL S.2344, “AN ACT RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC REGULATION USING ROAD SAFETY CAMERAS; AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HEREBY IS REQUESTED TO WORK WITH RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW THE STATE BILLS REFERENCED AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUSLY FILED HOME RULE PETITION AND PREPARE A NEW HOME RULE PETITION THAT WOULD ALLOW CAMBRIDGE TO INSTALL AND OPERATE CAMERAS TO ENFORCE RED LIGHT, SPEEDING, OR OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS AS OUTLINED IN H.3754 AND S.2344 AND THE PRIOR HOME RULE

Road safety advocates, Democratic lawmakers, and Governor Maura Healey are pushing varying bills that would allow local and state officials to install and operate cameras to enforce red light, speeding, or other moving violations, including “An Act Relative To Traffic Regulation Using Road Safety Cameras,” Senate Bill S.2344 and House Bill H.3754; now therefore be it

That the Cambridge City Council supports House Bill H.3754, and Senate Bill

S.2344, “An Act Relative to Traffic Regulation Using Road Safety Cameras; and be it

further

ORDERED That the Cambridge City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a copy of this

resolution to each member of the Cambridge delegation to the state legislature; and be it further

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant departments to review the state bills referenced as well as the previously filed Home Rule Petition and prepare a new Home Rule Petition that would allow Cambridge to install and operate cameras to enforce red light, speeding, or other moving violations as outlined in H.3754 and S.2344 and the prior home rule; and be it further

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council in a timely manner.

In City Council March 2, 2026. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:-

Yeas 8; Nays 0; Present 1; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk

A true copy; ATTEST:-

Paula M. Crane

Interim City Clerk

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