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Committee approves amended bill to exempt homeless people from certain fees, adds reporting requirement
Summary
The House Environment and Transportation Committee moved and approved amended House Bill 1353 to exempt homeless individuals (including children and youth) from certain Maryland Department of Health and motor-vehicle–related fees, remove a registration fee, and require a report tracking how many homeless people were exempted.
The House Environment and Transportation Committee voted to approve an amended version of House Bill 1353 that prohibits the Maryland Department of Health from charging fees for certain copies of vital records issued to homeless individuals and establishes exemptions from specified motor vehicle–related fees for people experiencing homelessness.
Chair Lewis introduced the bill and said the subcommittee recommended it favorable with amendments. The amendments explicitly included homeless children and youth in the exemptions, struck a…
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