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IntroducedSep 06, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Driver’s Licenses – Driver Skills Examination – Motorcycle Safety Awareness (D. Torch Road Safety Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
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Summary
Comments on SB 68
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stein
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {323627/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Sep 06, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- El Amin, Mahasin (Clerk of the Circuit Court)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Eaton, Ken (ABATE of Maryland, Inc.)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Jennifer (D TORCH FOUNDATION - I PLAN TO TESTIFY)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- floyd, destiny (d torch foundation)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Floyd Sr, Donnell (D torch foundation)
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Barnes, Christina (D Torch Foundation)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Darlene (City of Crisfield)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Bianca
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Eaton, Ken (ABATE of Maryland, Inc.)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Sheridan, John
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Richardson, Tracy (D Torch Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- hairston, daniel
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Jennifer (D TORCH FOUNDATION - I PLAN TO TESTIFY)
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Floyd Sr, Donnell (D torch foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- El Amin, Mahasin (Clerk of the Circuit Court)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Darlene (City of Crisfield)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Odom Jr, Marion (D Torch Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Odom, Mary (D Torch Foudation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Floyd, Bianca
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

