HB 686 — Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties (Zoey's Law)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-02
Altering penalties for attempting to elude a police officer when that attempt results in the death of another person by classifying a violation of the Act as a felony and, for a first offense, providing a term of imprisonment of up 5 rather than 10 years and a fine or both and, for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine not to exceed $5,000 or both.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (8)
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — sponsor · 2026-02-02
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Kent Roberson (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole A. Williams (D, state_lower MD-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kent Roberson (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg