HB0862 — Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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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15 sponsors
1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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 railroad train used in connection with the movement of freight from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members, subject to certain exceptions; providing a penalty for a first offense of up to $10,000 or, in the case of a willful violation within the immediately preceding 3 years, a fine of up to $25,000; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0862 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Primary
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
Co-sponsors (14)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Long, J.
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 23% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (48)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 19% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 98 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 25% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0862 do?
- Prohibiting a railroad train used in connection with the movement of freight from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members, subject to certain exceptions; providing a penalty for a first offense of up to $10,000 or, in the case of a willful violation within the immediately preceding 3 years, a fine of up to $25,000; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0862?
- HB0862 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0862?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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