HB0829 — Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability
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 February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring an applicant for certain for-hire driver's licenses to submit to the Public Service Commission documentation verifying that the applicant completed a certain human trafficking awareness training program; prohibiting licensed taxicab drivers, for-hire drivers, or transportation network operators and applicants for a transportation network operators license from being held civilly or criminally liable for reporting or responding to in good faith a suspected incident of human trafficking; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0829 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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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Primary
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Johnson, A.
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 131 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 123 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 2% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0829 do?
- Requiring an applicant for certain for-hire driver's licenses to submit to the Public Service Commission documentation verifying that the applicant completed a certain human trafficking awareness training program; prohibiting licensed taxicab drivers, for-hire drivers, or transportation network operators and applicants for a transportation network operators license from being held civilly or criminally liable for reporting or responding to in good faith a suspected incident of human trafficking; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0829?
- HB0829 is sponsored by Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Johnson, A., Johnson, S., Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), and Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0829?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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