MD HB591 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 781
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 781
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a person in Wicomico County from standing in a roadway, shoulder, median divide, or intersection determined by the county or a municipal corporation in the county in certain manners to be inherently dangerous; and prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless appropriate signs have been installed.
Title
Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act
Sponsors
| Del. Barry Beauchamp [R] | Del. Christopher Adams [R] | Del. Steven Arentz [R] | Del. Wayne Hartman [R] |
| Del. Tom Hutchinson [R] | Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-04-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 781 |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (43-0) |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed (131-0) |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Favorable with Amendments {473627/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-28 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Same As/Similar To
SB367 (Crossfiled) 2026-01-28 - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m.
Subjects
Citations
Counties
Highways
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Law Enforcement
Municipal Corporations
Notices
Pedestrians
Safety
Signs and Billboards
Traffic Regulation
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Wicomico County
Counties
Highways
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Law Enforcement
Municipal Corporations
Notices
Pedestrians
Safety
Signs and Billboards
Traffic Regulation
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Wicomico County
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 21 | 507.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
