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HB 686

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Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties (Zoey's Law)

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering penalties for attempting to elude a police officer when that attempt results in the death of another person by classifying a violation of the Act as a felony and, for a first offense, providing a term of imprisonment of up 5 rather than 10 years and a fine or both and, for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine not to exceed $5,000 or both.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgePosition only
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVJackson, SamiralobbyistMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, NicoleMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCooper, JabariPrince George's County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVPryor, GinaPrince George's County CouncilOral
FAVBraveboy, AishaPrince George's County ExecutiveOral
FAVWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
FAVDelegate Williams, Delegate WilliamslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVOriadha, KrystalIndividualOral
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs