HB0591 — Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
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.
Bill Text
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Read HB0591 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp · Primary
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0591 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB0591?
- HB0591 is sponsored by Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate Christopher T. Adams (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), and Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0591?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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