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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 05, 2026: Referred Judicial Proceedings
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 474
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Toles
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Roberts
- Turner
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ross
- Wells
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-0)
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {683026/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act)PDF
- Amendments {683026/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Campion, Louis (Maryland Motor Truck Association)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Patterson, Edith
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Clark, George (Tri County Council for Southern Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Orbino, Elaine
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Badin, Mindy
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Phillips, Robert (Maryland State Firefighter's Association)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Mansfield, Andrea (MD Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Seng, John (Maryland Coalition For Roadway Safety, Inc.)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- McKay, Mike
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ali, Ragina (AAA Mid-Atlantic)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Lostrom, Marty (Maryland School Bus Contractors Association)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



