Legislation - HB0860

Title: Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure
Sponsored by: Delegates Buckel, Cardin, Conaway, Kaufman, Phillips, Schmidt, Simmons, and Stinnett
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting certain common carriers from damaging certain public infrastructure necessitating the closure of the infrastructure; establishing that a violation of the Act is a public nuisance; authorizing the State or a local government to bring a civil action against a common carrier for a violation under the Act; and providing that a common carrier that commits a violation is may be liable to the State or local government for civil penalties of $1,000 per day for each day the public nuisance continues.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1126 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2025 Legislative Date 1/30/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {843228/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/30/2025	1/30/2025	First Reading Judiciary and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure
House	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments {843228/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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