Maryland Senate Bill 123

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Referred Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty stop the vessel as close as possible to the scene of the collision, accident, or casualty until the operator has rendered certain assistance and provided certain information; establishing certain criminal penalties for the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty who does not take certain actions in violation of the Act of imprisonment of up to 2 months or a fine not to exceed $500 or both; etc.

Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties

Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]

2025-02-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-11	House	Referred Judiciary
2025-02-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (41-0)
2025-02-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-02-06	Senate	Floor Amendment {493226/1 (Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee) Adopted
2025-01-30	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/6 (Senator Smith) Adopted
2025-01-30	Senate	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Smith) Adopted
2025-01-28	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2025-01-28	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2025-01-27	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2025-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2024-05-18	Senate	Pre-filed

SB585 (Carry Over) 2024-03-27 - Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m.
HB676 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-17 - Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	8	724	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0123?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0123_49322601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/sb0123_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/Senate/0130.pdf