HB1353 — Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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25 sponsors
1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (20 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
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.
Bill Text
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Read HB1353 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Primary
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lily Qi · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Simpson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 96 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (24)
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat Republican
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Johnson, A.
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Karen Simpson Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 100 | 33 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 23% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 88 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 96 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 27% | 68% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1353 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors HB1353?
- HB1353 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Holmes, Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Johnson, A., Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Karen Simpson (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), and Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1353?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB1353?
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