MD HB 862

enacted

Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 862 pass?

Yes. MD HB 862 has been enacted into law as of 2026-08-03. Latest recorded action (2026-08-03): Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 8/3/2026) - Chapter 879

What is MD HB 862 about?

MD HB 862 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight”.

Who sponsors MD HB 862?

Ziegler, Solomon, Ruth and 12 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 862.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-08-03 — Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 8/3/2026) - Chapter 879
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-04
First Reading Environment and Transportation
referral-committee
2026-08-03
Overridden (33-11)
veto-override-passage
2026-02-04
First Reading Environment and Transportation
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-09
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-10
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-10
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-10
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-10
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-11
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-11
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-12
Referred Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Referred Finance
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-08
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-09
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
2026-04-09
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
2026-04-09
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-10
Returned Passed
2026-04-10
Returned Passed
2026-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
executive-veto
2026-05-22
Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
executive-veto
2026-08-03
Overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-08-03
Overridden (99-30)
veto-override-passage
2026-08-03
Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Ready) Rejected
2026-08-03
Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Ready) Rejected
2026-08-03
Overridden (33-11)
veto-override-passage
2026-08-03
Overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-08-03
Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 8/3/2026) - Chapter 879
veto-override-passage

Versions

Third - Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of FreightCompare
First - Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of FreightCompare
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Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-02-27 · pass · 98-35
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Qi: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Addison: yes
- Davis: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Toles: yes
- Alston: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Embry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Ross: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fair: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Watson: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wells: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Schindler: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Behler: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Moon: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wims: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Healey: yes
- Odom: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Woods: yes
- Chang: yes
- Hill: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stein: yes
- Wu: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Young: yes
- Coley: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Adams: no
- Fisher: no
- Hutchinson: no
- Miller: no
- Rose: no
- Arentz: no
- Ghrist: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Schmidt: no
- Arikan: no
- Grammer: no
- Kipke: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Stonko: no
- Baker: no
- Griffith: no
- Long, R.: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Szeliga: no
- Beauchamp: no
- Hartman: no
- Mangione: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Chisholm: no
- Hinebaugh: no
- McComas: no
- Pippy: no
- Valentine: no
- Ciliberti: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Reilly: no
- Wivell: no
- Bouchat: not voting
- Buckel: not voting
- Roberson: not voting
- Korman: excused
- Crosby: absent
- Feldmark: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Williams: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-22 · pass · 33-9
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Gile: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Salling: yes
- Watson: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lam: yes
- Smith: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Bailey: no
- Folden: no
- Hershey: no
- Mautz: no
- West: no
- Carozza: no
- Gallion: no
- Jennings: no
- Ready: no
- Muse: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Benson: absent
- Charles: absent
- Simonaire: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 156

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0862?ys=2026RS

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