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2026 Regular Session

HB862

Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight

Prohibiting a railroad train used in connection with the movement of freight from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members, subject to certain exceptions; providing a penalty for a first offense of up to $10,000 or, in the case of a willful violation within the immediately preceding 3 years, a fine of up to $25,000; etc.

Current disposition
Vetoed by Governor
Last status date
August 3, 2026
Last status update
Overridden (99-30)
Author
Dana Stein
Co-sponsors
Jackie AddisonNick AllenDylan BehlerRegina BoyceEric EbersoleLinda FoleyAnne HealeyMarvin HolmesMary LehmanRobbyn LewisJeffrie LongSheila RuthJared SolomonNatalie Ziegler

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 4, 2026 House passed March 11, 2026 Senate passed April 9, 2026 Vetoed May 22, 2026 Vetoed August 3, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 11, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

98 yea–35 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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April 9, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

33 yea–9 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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August 3, 2026 · House

Overridden

Passed

99 yea–30 nay · 6 not voting · 6 absent

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August 3, 2026 · Senate

Overridden

Passed

33 yea–11 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. Senate Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 8/3/2026) - Chapter 879 View roll call
  2. Senate Overridden (33-11)
  3. Senate Motion to Postpone Indefinitely (Senator Ready) Rejected
  4. House Overridden (99-30)
  5. House Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
  6. House Returned Passed
  7. Senate Third Reading Passed (33-9) View roll call
  8. Senate Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted View roll call
  9. Senate Second Reading Passed
  10. Senate Favorable Adopted
  11. Senate Favorable Report by Finance
  12. Senate Referred Finance
  13. House Third Reading Passed (98-35) View roll call
  14. House Second Reading Passed
  15. House Favorable Adopted
  16. House Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
  17. House Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  18. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2107111
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/api/changes/20260825T121715605261Z/bill/2107111.json
Package observed
2026-08-25T12:17:24+00:00