# Maryland SB 0590: Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act) Maryland SB 0590, Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nancy J. King (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0590-2025RS - 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 0590 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act) - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 - Sponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road, Annotated Code of Maryland, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Motor Vehicle Operation, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Traffic Regulation, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One driver point category is removed: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland removes one category from its driver point schedule. Drivers no longer receive points under that removed category. - Extreme speeding counts as reckless driving: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, driving at least 30 miles per hour above Maryland's posted limit counts as reckless driving. Reckless driving also includes driving with, or showing, willful or wanton disregard for people's safety or property. A reckless-driving conviction carries up to 60 days in jail,… - More driving violations count as aggressive: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland's aggressive-driving threshold drops from three listed offenses to two. The offenses must happen at the same time or during one continuous period of driving. Listed offenses include speeding, signs and signals, unsafe passing, lane violations, following too close… - Negligent drivers face points and fines: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, a Maryland negligent-driving conviction carries 2 points and a fine of up to $750. Points are assessed as of the violation date. The actual fine can be lower than the maximum. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William G. Folden (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 - 2025-04-01: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House) - 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred Environment and Transportation (House) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {883428/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-27: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_447_sb0590t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0590t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0590f.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_447_sb0590t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0590t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0590f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0590-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).