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MD HB 544

died on adjournment

Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 544 pass?

No. MD HB 544 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 544 about?

MD HB 544 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition”.

Who sponsors MD HB 544?

Mangione, Jacobs, Hutchinson and 4 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 544.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-29 — Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mangioneprimary
  • Jacobsprimary
  • Hutchinsonprimary
  • Ghristprimary
  • Beauchampprimary
  • Arentzprimary
  • R. Longprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-29

    Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-01-27

    First Reading Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

  • First - Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - ProhibitionCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: HB 1392not in this corpus

Official source

Attribution

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