# Maryland HB 1227: Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25

Maryland HB 1227, Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1227
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Montgomery County - School Bus Stops on Highways - Alterations MC 8-25
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road, Education - Local Bills, Citations, Comptroller, Construction, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., District Courts, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Highways, Local Government Mandates, Montgomery County, Motor Vehicle Operation, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), School Buses, Traffic Monitoring, Traffic Regulation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Montgomery County adds student bus-stop safeguards: benefit, low. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, with bus-stop safety rules starting December 31, 2028, only in Montgomery County. The rules cover new school bus stops on highways with five or more undivided traffic lanes. They apply where drivers traveling opposite the stop received at least 400 citations in th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589
- 2025-04-05: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {483227/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_589_hb1227t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1227t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1227f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_589_hb1227t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1227t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1227f.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-HB1227-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).