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HOUSE BILL 1322
M1 (5lr1158)
ENROLLED BILL
— Environment and Transportation/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
Introduced by Delegates Pena–Melnyk, Lehman, Boyce, Cullison, Davis, Feldmark,
Guzzone, Hill, R. Lewis, Stein, Stewart, Terrasa, Woorman, and Ziegler
Ziegler, Allen, Behler, Foley, Guyton, Healey, and Ruth
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________ M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Natural Resources – Vessels – Carbon Monoxide Warning Labels 2
(Matthew’s Law) 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from operating a gasoline–powered vessel 4
manufactured after a certain date that has accommodation spaces, swim platforms, 5
or aft lounging areas on the waters of the State unless the vessel has carbon 6
monoxide warning labels affixed in conspicuous locations in certain areas of the 7
vessel; prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from imposing a certain 8
penalty; and generally relating to the State Boat Act. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – Natural Resources 11
Section 8–740.2 12 2 HOUSE BILL 1322
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – Natural Resources 5
8–740.2. 6
(A) A PERSON MAY NOT OPERA TE A GASOLINE –POWERED VESSEL 7
MANUFACTURED AFTER JULY 31, 2007, THAT HAS ACCOMMODATI ON SPACES, SWIM 8
PLATFORMS, OR AFT LOUNGING AREA S ON THE WATERS OF THE STATE UNLESS THE 9
VESSEL HAS CARBON MO NOXIDE WARNING LABEL S AFFIXED IN CONSPIC UOUS 10
LOCATIONS IN THE VIC INITY OF BOTH THE TRANS OM AND THE HELM OF T HE VESSEL. 11
(B) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT IM POSE A PENALTY ON A PERSON THAT 12
VIOLATES THE PROVISI ONS OF THIS SECTION . 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
October 1, 2025. 15
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.