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SB 618

EnactedCrossfile HB 707
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Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law)

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that an original and renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document the applicant's nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to delete a certain record about an applicant's nonapparent disability notation under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to establish public outreach efforts to educate the general public on the availability of the nonapparent disability notation; etc.

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MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSearcy, TalishaCity of Takoma ParkWritten (PDF)
FAVSearcy, TalishaCity of Takoma ParkWritten (PDF)
FAVCarpenter-Grantham, EricERIC's ID LAWOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarpenter-Grantham, LindaEric's ID LAWOral + Written (PDF)
FAVconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeWritten (PDF)
FAVAgarin, UfuomaLegislative Black Caucus of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKelter, ChrisMaryland Centers for Independent LivingPosition only
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVGray, SierraMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVSayles, Laurie-AnneMontgomery County CouncilPosition only
FAVKing, TerranceNational Children's Center (NCC)Written (PDF)
FAVKhalfani, NatashaOffice of the Public Defender MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVCarr, JohnPrince George's County SheriffPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVGrooms, SamuelIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Smith, Senator SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Smith, Senator SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDrinkwater, CodyPeople On the Go MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWALondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FWASapp, DeeIndividualPosition only
FWAYork, KatieIndividualWritten (PDF)

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