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Maryland House Bill HB1481 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1481
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13		-	By: Delegates Hill, Kaufman, and Patterson Patterson, Pena–Melnyk, Cullison,
14		-	Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Guzzone, Hutchinson, S. Johnson,
15		-	Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg,
16		-	Szeliga, Taveras, White Holland, Woods, Woorman, and Ross
	10	+	By: Delegates Hill, Kaufman, and Patterson
17	11		Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
18	12		Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
19		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
20		-	House action: Adopted
21		-	Read second time: March 6, 2025
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23		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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25	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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27	18		Disability Services – Adapted Vehicle Access Pilot Program – Established 2
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29	20		FOR the purpose of establishing the Adapted Vehicle Access Pilot Program to provide 3
30		-	adapted vehicles to individuals who require a wheelchair for mobility ~~mobility aid;~~ 4
31		-	~~requiring the~~ Department of Disabilities to implement and administer the Program, 5
32		-	~~solicit request, apply for, and facilitate certain~~ donations for the Program, study the 6
33		-	~~impacts of the Program, and report on the~~ Program on or before a certain date; and 7
34		-	~~generally relating to the Adapted Vehicle~~ Access Pilot Program. 8
	21	+	adapted vehicles to individuals who require a wheelchair for mobility; requiring the 4
	22	+	Department of Disabilities to implement and administer the Program, solicit certain 5
	23	+	donations for the Program, study the impacts of the Program, and report on the 6
	24	+	Program on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the Adapted Vehicle 7
	25	+	Access Pilot Program. 8
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36	27		BY adding to 9
37	28		Article – Human Services 10
38	29		Section 7–1201 and 7–1202 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 12. Adapted 11
39	30		Vehicle Access Pilot Program” 12
40	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 13
41	32		(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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43	34		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
44	35		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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46	37		Article – Human Services 17
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48		-	SUBTITLE 12. ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 18 2 HOUSE BILL 1481
	39	+	SUBTITLE 12. ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 18
	40	+
	41	+	7–1201. 19
	42	+
	43	+	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
	44	+	INDICATED. 21
	45	+	2 HOUSE BILL 1481
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	47	+
	48	+	(B) “ADAPTED VEHICLE ” MEANS A MOTOR VEHICL E THAT HAS BEEN 1
	49	+	MODIFIED TO BE OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUIRES A WHEELCHAI R FOR 2
	50	+	MOBILITY. 3
	51	+
	52	+	(C) “DEPARTMENT ” MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES. 4
	53	+
	54	+	(D) “ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO : 5
	55	+
	56	+	(1) REQUIRES A WHEELCHAI R FOR MOBILITY; 6
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	58	+	(2) IS A LICENSED DRIVER ; AND 7
	59	+
	60	+	(3) IS QUALIFIED TO DRIV E AN ADAPTED VEHICLE . 8
	61	+
	62	+	(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 9
	63	+
	64	+	7–1202. 10
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	66	+	(A) THERE IS AN ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 11
	67	+
	68	+	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ADAPTE D VEHICLES TO 12
	69	+	ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR O THER PROGRAM S OFFERED BY 13
	70	+	THE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVI DE ACCESS TO ADAPTED VEHICLES. 14
	71	+
	72	+	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE 15
	73	+	PROGRAM. 16
	74	+
	75	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT ELIGIBLE INDI VIDUALS TO 17
	76	+	PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND SHALL PRIORITIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE 18
	77	+	IN AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRA NSPORTATION . 19
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	79	+	(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SOLICIT DONATIONS OF VEHICLES, 20
	80	+	VEHICLE MODIFICATION AND ADAPT ATION SERVICES, AND FUNDS FROM 21
	81	+	INDIVIDUALS OR PUBLI C OR PRIVATE CORPORA TIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE 22
	82	+	PROGRAM. 23
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	84	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPLY FOR, RECEIVE, AND SPEND 24
	85	+	FEDERAL FUNDS AND GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CARRYING OUT THE 25
	86	+	PROGRAM. 26
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	88	+	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STUD Y THE IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM ON 27
	89	+	THE RECIPIENTS’ INDEPENDENCE , MOBILITY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES , AND 28
	90	+	DEPENDENCY ON PUBLIC SUBSIDIES. 29 HOUSE BILL 1481 3
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52		-	7–1201. 1
	94	+	(G) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 1
	95	+	REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 2
	96	+	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE PILOT PROGRAM. 3
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54		-	(A) IN THIS ~~SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2~~
55		-	~~INDICATED. 3~~
	98	+	(2) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 4
	99	+	SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE : 5
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57		-	(B) “ADAPTED VEHICLE ” MEANS A MOTOR VEHICL E THAT HAS BEEN 4
58		-	MODIFIED TO BE OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUIRES A WHEELCHAIR FOR 5
59		-	MOBILITY MOBILITY AID. 6
	101	+	(I) THE NUMBER OF RECIPI ENTS OF VEHICLES UND ER THE 6
	102	+	PROGRAM; 7
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61		-	(C) “DEPARTMENT ” MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES. 7
	104	+	(II) INFORMATION REGARDIN G HOW THE PROGRAM HAS 8
	105	+	AFFECTED THE RECIPIE NTS’ INDEPENDENCE , MOBILITY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES , AND 9
	106	+	DEPENDENCY ON PUBLIC SUBSIDIES; 10
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63		-	(D) ~~“DONATION” MEANS~~ THE ~~VOLUNTARY TRANSFER~~ OF ~~PROPERTY, 8~~
64		-	~~SERVICES~~, OR FUNDS ~~TO THE PROGRAM OR AN ELIGIBL E INDIVIDUAL. 9~~
	108	+	(III) INFORMATION REGARDIN G THE AVAILABILITY OF 11
	109	+	VEHICLES, MODIFICATION AND ADA PTATION SERVICES , AND FUNDS; AND 12
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66		-	(D) (E) “ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO : 10
	111	+	(IV) A RECOMMENDATION ON WHETHER THE PROGRAM SHOULD 13
	112	+	BE EXTENDED OR EXPAN DED. 14
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68		-	(1) REQUIRES A WHEELCHAIR FOR MOBIL ITY MOBILITY AID; 11
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70		-	(2) IS A LICENSED DRIVER ; AND 12
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72		-	(3) IS QUALIFIED TO DRIV E AN ADAPTED VEHICLE . 13
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74		-	(E) (F) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT 14
75		-	PROGRAM. 15
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77		-	7–1202. 16
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79		-	(A) THERE IS AN ADAPTED VEHICLE ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM. 17
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81		-	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ADAPTE D VEHICLES TO 18
82		-	ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR O THER PROGRAM S OFFERED BY 19
83		-	THE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVI DE ACCESS TO ADAPTED VEHICLES. 20
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85		-	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE 21
86		-	PROGRAM. 22
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88		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT ELIGIBLE INDI VIDUALS TO 23
89		-	PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND SHALL PRIORITIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE 24
90		-	IN AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRA NSPORTATION . 25
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92		-	(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SOLICIT REQUEST, APPLY FOR, AND 26
93		-	FACILITATE DONATIONS OF VEHICLE S, VEHICLE MODIFICATION AND ADAPTATION 27 HOUSE BILL 1481 3
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96		-	SERVICES, AND FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CO RPORATIONS 1
97		-	TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. 2
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99		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPLY FOR, RECEIVE, AND SPEND 3
100		-	FEDERAL FUNDS AND GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CARRYING OUT THE 4
101		-	PROGRAM. 5
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103		-	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL STUD Y THE IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM ON 6
104		-	THE RECIPIENTS’ INDEPENDENCE , MOBILITY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES , AND 7
105		-	DEPENDENCY ON PUBLIC SUBSIDIES. 8
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107		-	(G) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 9
108		-	REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 10
109		-	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE PILOT PROGRAM. 11
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111		-	(2) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 12
112		-	SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE : 13
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114		-	(I) THE NUMBER OF RECIPI ENTS OF VEHICLES UND ER THE 14
115		-	PROGRAM; 15
116		-
117		-	(II) INFORMATION REGARDIN G HOW THE PROGRAM HAS 16
118		-	AFFECTED THE RECIPIE NTS’ INDEPENDENCE , MOBILITY, JOB OPPORTUNITIES , AND 17
119		-	DEPENDENCY ON PUBLIC SUBSIDIES; 18
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121		-	(III) INFORMATION REGARDIN G THE AVAILABILITY O F 19
122		-	VEHICLES, MODIFICATION AND ADA PTATION SERVICES , AND FUNDS; AND 20
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124		-	(IV) A RECOMMENDATION ON WHETHER THE PROGRAM SHOULD 21
125		-	BE EXTENDED OR EXPAN DED. 22
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127		-	(3) IN REPORTING THE DATA REQUIRED UNDER PARAG RAPH (2)(II) 23
128		-	OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS T O 24
129		-	ANONYMIZE THE DATA T O PROTECT THE PRIVAC Y OF RECIPIENTS. 25
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131		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
132		-	October 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of September 27
133		-	30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 28
134		-	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 29
	114	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
	115	+	October 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of September 16
	116	+	30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 17
	117	+	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 18