HB 1353 — Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
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.
Latest action: — In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsors (24)
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Karen Simpson (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Anne Healey (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (6)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate rules | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anne Healey (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Karen Simpson (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Kenneth Kerr (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Lily Qi (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Robbyn Lewis (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Vaughn Stewart (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate rules · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg