SB0155 • 2026

Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Waldstreicher
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks

Authorizing a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle at an intersection who is facing a red signal to enter the intersection to cross the highway in the direction of a pedestrian control "walk" signal displayed for the portion of the highway on which the bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is traveling; and requiring, before entering an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian lawfully using the intersection.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle at an intersection who is facing a red signal to enter the intersection to cross the highway in the direction of a pedestrian control "walk" signal displayed for the portion of the highway on which the bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is traveling; and requiring, before entering an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian lawfully using the intersection.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-01-14 Senate
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2026-01-13 Senate
Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-09-24 Senate
Pre-filed
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks

Official Summary Text

Authorizing a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle at an intersection who is facing a red signal to enter the intersection to cross the highway in the direction of a pedestrian control "walk" signal displayed for the portion of the highway on which the bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is traveling; and requiring, before entering an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian lawfully using the intersection.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0155*

SENATE BILL 155
R2 6lr0941
(PRE–FILED) CF HB 177
By: Senator Waldstreicher
Requested: September 24, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Vehicle Laws – Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles – Crosswalks 2

FOR the purpose of authorizing a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle at an 3
intersection who is facing a red signal to enter the intersection to cross the highway 4
in the direction of a pedestrian control “walk” signal; and generally relating to the 5
operation of bicycles, play vehicles, and unicycles at crosswalks. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 21–1202 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Transportation 14

21–1202. 15

(a) Every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area 16
has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle 17
by this title, including the duties set forth in § 21–504 of this title, except: 18

(1) As otherwise provided in this subtitle; and 19

(2) For those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply. 20

2 SENATE BILL 155

(b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, a person has 1
the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this title while 2
the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle: 3

(i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or 4

(ii) In or through a crosswalk. 5

(2) (I) [At] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 6
PARAGRAPH, AT an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is 7
subject to all traffic control signals, as provided in §§ 21–202 and 21–203 of this title. 8

(II) 1. UNLESS OTHERWI SE DIRECTED BY A TRA FFIC 9
CONTROL DEVICE, A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE, PLAY VEHICLE, OR UNICYCLE 10
AT AN INTERSECTION WHO IS FACING A RED SIGNAL MAY ENTER THE INTERSECTION 11
TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF A PEDESTRIAN CONTROL “WALK” 12
SIGNAL DISPLAYED FOR THE PORTION OF T HE HIGHWAY ON WHICH THE BICYCLE, 13
PLAY VEHICLE, OR UNICYCLE IS TRAVELING. 14

2. BEFORE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AS DESCRIBED 15
IN SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , A PERSON OPERATING A 16
BICYCLE, PLAY VEHICLE, OR UNICYCLE SHALL YI ELD THE RIGHT–OF–WAY TO ANY 17
VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN LAWFULLY USING THE INTERSECTION. 18

(3) A person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or 19
sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk shall yield the right –of–way to a pedestrian or 20
a person riding on an electric personal assistive mobility device. 21

(4) Section 21 –506 of this title does not apply to a person operating a 22
bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle. 23

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2026. 25