Legislation - HB0591

Title: Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act
Sponsored by: Delegates Beauchamp, Adams, Arentz, Hartman, Hutchinson, and Sample-Hughes
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person in Wicomico County from standing in a roadway, shoulder, median divide, or intersection determined by the county or a municipal corporation in the county to be inherently dangerous; and prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless appropriate signs have been installed.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0367

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act

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