# Maryland SB 0123: Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties

Maryland SB 0123, Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0123-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0123
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-05-18
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275
- Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Natural Resources - Generally, Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes, Accidents, Boats and Ships, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Ethics, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Injury, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (225 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Boat operators face stop-and-help penalties: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland boat operators must immediately stop near the scene after an accident injures or kills another person. Operators must give practical, necessary help without seriously endangering their vessel or crew. They must give their name, address, and vessel identification…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments {693422/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Floor Amendment {493226/1 (Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Motion Special Order until 2/6 (Senator Smith) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Smith) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2024-05-18: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_275_sb0123e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_275_sb0123e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0123f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-SB0123-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).