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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 710: Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 710 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act). Primary sponsor: Chris West (Republican), Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Will Smith (Democratic), Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Bill Folden (Republican), Nick Charles (Democratic), Nancy King (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2025): Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Jeff WaldstreicherPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Will SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Mary-Dulany JamesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Bill FoldenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Nick CharlesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Nancy KingPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  4. Referred Judiciary
  5. Third Reading Passed
  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  7. Favorable with Amendments {
  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
  9. Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
  10. First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source