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HB 1353

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Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions

Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and RegulationStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from collecting a fee for a copy of a vital record issued to a homeless individual; altering the period of time after which a 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; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, by December 1, 2027, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the number and types of fees that the Administration did not impose on homeless individuals; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBlackmon-Newby, AlexisBaltimore Safe HavenWritten (PDF)
FAVMeister, DanielleDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVZelaya, MichellelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVFair, KrisMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVMuntz, MelissaSHIP of Frederick CountyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMonts, RoddSchoolHouse ConnectionOral
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Fair, Delegate FairlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVYork, KatieIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference