Legislation - HB0081

Title: Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence
Sponsored by: Delegate Phillips
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note
Racial Equity Impact Note

Synopsis

Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Environment and Transportation

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0055

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0635 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/31/2025 Legislative Date 10/31/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2026 Legislative Date 1/29/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Racial Equity Impact Note Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/31/2025	10/31/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence
House	1/29/2026	1/29/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
			Text - Racial Equity Impact Note

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