Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)
Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle in a criminally negligent manner; providing that a person acts in a criminally negligent manner when the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person's conduct creates a substantial risk to the safety of other persons or to property and the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standards of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| 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 | 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 | Luedtke, Dawn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Wolf, Stephanie | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |