HB 466 — Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
Prohibiting recovery by a certain plaintiff from being barred in a certain civil action due to the plaintiff's negligence, except under certain circumstances; requiring any damages awarded under the Act to be diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributed to the plaintiff; and applying the Act prospectively.
Latest action: — In the House - Referred to interim study by Judiciary
Sponsors (12)
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (3)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Committee Report — To Interim Study
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Robbyn Lewis (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg