Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Sponsor: Greg Wims (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; and providing that driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner does not constitute a violation of the Act.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Masood, Omar | Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seng, John | Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morningstar, Sara | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stoddard, Earl | Montgomery County Government, Office of the County Executive | Oral |
| FAV | Kepp, Patrick | Montgomery County Police Department | Oral |
| FAV | Hill, Robert | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association | Oral |
| FAV | Badin, Mindy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wims, Delegate Wimslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Luedtke, Dawn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wolf, Stephanie | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Brownley, Holland | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| INFO | Becker, John | Individual | Oral |