SB 123 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties

This bill requires boat operators involved in collisions causing injury or death to immediately stop near the scene and remain until they provide assistance and information. For injuries, operators must give their name, address, and vessel ID to affected people; for deaths, the requirements are stricter. Violating these duties can result in fines up to $10,000 or jail time up to 10 years, depending on whether serious injury or death occurred. Operators must also report accidents involving property damage over $2,000 or death/disappearance within 48 hours to the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced May 18, 2024 Signed May 6, 2025
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Third - Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties Enrolled - Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties · 3 edits · May 6, 2025
MINOR
SB 123 was finalized as an enrolled bill, meaning it is now law. The text was cleaned up to remove internal legislative tracking marks and formatting artifacts from the printing process. No substantive policy changes were made to the penalties, definitions, or duties outlined in the bill.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative metadata such as 'Second Printing' headers, filing dates, committee reports, and page numbering artifacts used during the drafting and printing process.

Added standard enrolled bill formatting, including the Great Seal presentation block for the Governor's signature and official proofreader signatures.

Reorganized the text structure to align with the final enrolled format, shifting section headers and removing bracketed placeholders that indicated text to be deleted or added during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 23, 2025

How they voted

450
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Mar 23, 2025
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)
senate
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 2/6 (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
May 18, 2024
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Simonaire
Bryan Simonaire
RRepublican
MD
31