Maryland leaders are moving to revise storm drain regulations following the death of a 13-year-old boy who was swept into an uncovered drainage pipe during heavy flooding last month.

Mason Kearns died after being pulled into the drain during a severe rainstorm, July 31.

Gathering at the site where Kearns lost his life, family members along with Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and other state leaders raised awareness about the tragedy and announced "Mason's Law," proposed legislation to improve storm drain safety statewide.

"Mason's Law" proposed

Mason's Law would mandate the marking, guarding, or grading of horizontal storm drains of certain diameters.

"We are currently in contact with engineers to find scientific evidence of what those diameter ranges will be once these specifications are

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