Frederick County Delegate Jesse Pippy says it’s ‘obsolete.’
VEIP Testing Station
Delegate Jesse Pippy 
Frederick, Md (KM( Several Legislators in the 2026 Maryland General Assembly have launched an effort to repeal the Vehicle Emission Inspection Program; and one of them is Frederick County Delegate Jesse Pippy. “I think that test at some point may have meant something. But the reality is that vehicle OEM equipment already basically does this. There’s no vehicle that’s built, or any vehicle that’s been built in the last several decades that doesn’t; pass this test,” he says.
OEM stands or original equipment manufacturer.
Other legislators working of repeal the VEIP program are Delegate Christopher Bouchet, Frederick and Carroll Counties;; Delegate Jason Buckell of Allegany County; Delegate Kevin Hornberger of Cecil County; Delegate Chris Tomlinson of Frederick and Carroll Counties; Delegate William Valentine: of Washington and Frederick Counties; and Delegate William Wivell of Washington and Frederick Counties;
Pippy also says this program is “obsolete” due to improved manufacturing of newer vehicles which helps reduce air pollution. “What the state has done is force Marylanders literally to drive there, hook the machine up and give them money. And to add insult to injury, they doubled the fee this year,” he says.
The fee has increased to $30;
Pippy says there’s as lot of support for this legislation. “I really like the feedback because this seems to be a very non-partisan issue where Marylanders across the board are like ‘yeah! That program’s gotta go. There are certainly some good ones out there, but that ones gotta go,’” he says.
Supporters of repealing the VEIP program say it would save residents money, and potentially save the state money on operating these testing centers.
Pippy was a guest recently on WFMD’s “Morning News Express.”
After the 2026 General Assembly convenes, the bill will have its first reading before the House Environment and Transportation Committee.
By Kevin McManus