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Committee advances Bill 25-0096 to ease residential disabled parking permit rules
Summary
The Baltimore City Council Public Health and Environment Committee voted to advance Bill 25-0096, which would remove annual physician certification and neighbor-signature requirements for reserved residential disabled parking permits, replace them with a five-year recertification and require biennial reminder notices. The bill passed committee and moves to second reader on Jan. 12, 2026.
At a committee meeting, the Baltimore City Council Public Health and Environment Committee voted to advance Bill 25-0096, a measure the sponsor said would reduce barriers for residents with disabilities seeking reserved residential street-parking permits. The committee approved a technical amendment recommended by the Law Department and sent the bill to second reader on Jan. 12, 2026.
Councilman Parris Gray, the bill sponsor, framed the measure as a practical change to make accessibility reliable for residents who depend on vehicles. "Access delayed is access denied," Gray said, summarizing the bill's intent to remove unnecessary paperwork and confidentiality risks for permit holders.
The ordinance would remove the annual physician-signed medical certification, eliminate the neighborhood-approval signature requirement, institute a five-year recertification that allows residents to confirm status by mail or electronically without physician…
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