# Maryland HB 0234: Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties

Maryland HB 0234, Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dana Stein (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-17 (Referred Judicial Proceedings) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0234-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0234
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-06
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road, Animals -see also- Birds; Dogs; Domestic An; Horses; Livestk, Bicycles, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Highways, Injury, Medical Equipment and Devices, Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Motor Scooters, Motor Vehicle Operation, Negligence -see also- Medical Malpractice, Pedestrians, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Sidewalks, Traffic Regulation, Vulnerable Adults -see also- DevDisab; EldPers; PhysDisab
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (137 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {773826/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2024-09-06: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0234t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0234f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0234t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0234f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0234-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).