Legislation - HB1353

Title: Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Behler, Bouchat, Crutchfield, Ebersole, Embry, Hornberger, A. Johnson, Kerr, Martinez, Pasteur, Pruski, Qi, Ruth, Simmons, Simpson, Solomon, Spiegel, Stein, Stewart, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from collecting a fee for a copy of a vital record issued to a homeless individual; establishing that a vehicle owned by a homeless individual is exempt from vehicle registration fees; altering the period of time after which an unaccompanied homeless youth who holds a learner's instructional permit and is under a certain age may take certain examinations for a provisional driver's license; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation; Health

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Health
			Text - First - Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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