HB 777 — Motor Vehicles - Required Equipment - Rear Occupant Alert Systems (Hot Cars Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Prohibiting a person from selling or offering for sale certain motor vehicles manufactured or assembled after a certain date unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a rear occupant alert system; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from registering a motor vehicle sold in violation of the Act; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (11)
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Anne R. Kaiser (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | 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 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anne R. Kaiser (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Vaughn Stewart (D, state_lower MD-19) | 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 environment and transportation · md-leg