Legislation - HB0001

Title: Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Ebersole, Bagnall, Boyce, Cardin, Crosby, Fair, Feldmark, Forbes, Hill, Lehman, Pasteur, Pruski, Ruth, Stein, Stewart, Terrasa, Toles, Wims, Wu, Ziegler, Allen, Behler, Foley, Healey, and R. Lewis
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop or identify and implement a training program for transportation sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking victims; requiring transportation sector employers to certify by January 1, 2027, and each year thereafter that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring new employees to receive training within 90 days of hiring; removing civil and criminal liability for reporting of suspected trafficking; etc.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0007

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0148 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/18/2024 Legislative Date 9/18/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {543724/1 Adopted Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/18/2024	9/18/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
House	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	Hearing 1/30 at 1:30 p.m.
House	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	Hearing canceled
House	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {543724/1 Adopted	37BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
House	3/06/2025	2/27/2025	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2025	2/19/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	39 Click to view Recorded Media

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