HB 460 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations

HB 460 prohibits individuals from standing in roadways, median dividers, or intersections in St. Mary's County to solicit money or donations from vehicle occupants. The bill directly affects people who currently approach moving or stopped vehicles on public roads to ask for money, such as for charities or personal requests. It amends Maryland law to specifically ban this activity in St. Mary's County (alongside several other counties) by adding the prohibition to the Vehicle Laws section. The law takes effect on October 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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First - St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations → Third - St. Mary's County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to add a new section defining 'aggressive manner' for roadway solicitation prohibitions in St. Mary's County, while also updating the bill's procedural status to reflect it has been adopted and is ready for final passage. The substantive change adds clarity to enforcement by specifying what constitutes aggressive solicitation behavior.

DEFINITION

Added a new section 21-507.1 that defines 'aggressive manner' to include intentionally blocking or interfering with safe passage of pedestrians or vehicles, and using violent or threatening gestures toward individuals.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the solicitation prohibition in St. Mary's County to specifically target solicitation 'in an aggressive manner' rather than all solicitation, narrowing the scope of prohibited conduct.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report and house action status indicating the bill was favorably amended and adopted on March 21, 2025.

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Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors