Gov. Moore signs Mason's Law after boy was killed in flash floods last year

Gov. Moore signs off on Mason’s Law in Maryland after death of Mount Airy teen in flash flood

Maryland is mandating that municipalities inventory all public and private open drainage inlets following the death of 13-year-old Mason Kearns who was swept into a storm drain during a flash flood.

'Etched in history': Gov. Moore signs Mason's Law after boy died during Mount Airy flash flooding

Gov. Wes Moore held an emotional bill signing in Annapolis on Tuesday as he made Mason’s Law official. The legislation is named after 13-year-old Mason Kearns, who died when a flash flood swept him into a drainpipe in Mount Airy in July 2025. The law, which passed through the General Assembly on the last day of session, is designed to prevent something similar from happening again. Moore handed over the first pen of his bill signing to Kearns’ f…

Gov. signs bill requiring Maryland municipalities to improve dangerous storm drains

Nearly 10 months after 13-year-old Mason Kearns died when he was swept into a storm drain during a flash flood in Mount Airy, Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed "Mason’s Law," creating new statewide safety requirements for drainage inlets.

Gov. Moore signs Mason's Law after boy was killed in flash floods last year

Gov. Wes Moore signed several bills into law, including one related to a boy's death in Mount Airy in 2025.

Maryland mandates safer storm drains after death of Mount Airy teen

Maryland mandated storm drain safety measures Tuesday — believed to be the first such requirement in the nation — with a law named for a 13-year-old Mount Airy boy who died after being swept into a dangerous inlet last July.