Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB247 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 247
8	8	R4 5lr0813
9	9	(PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Delegates Fair, Feldmark, Kaufman, Lehman, Pruski, Ruth, Stewart, Terrasa,
11	11	and Vogel
12	12	Requested: September 11, 2024
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
14	14	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Motor Vehicles – Provisional Driver’s License Examinations – Unaccompanied 2
21	21	Homeless Youths 3
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23	23	FOR the purpose of altering the period of time after which an unaccompanied homeless 4
24	24	youth who holds a learner’s instructional permit and is under a certain age may take 5
25	25	certain examinations for a provisional driver’s license; and generally relating to the 6
26	26	requirements for obtaining a provisional driver’s license. 7
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
29	29	Article – Transportation 9
30	30	Section 16–105(d)(1) and (2) 10
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
32	32	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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34	34	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
35	35	Article – Transportation 14
36	36	Section 16–105(d)(3) 15
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
38	38	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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40	40	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
41	41	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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43	43	Article – Transportation 20
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45	45	16–105. 21
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47	47	(d) (1) This subsection applies to an individual who: 22
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51	51	(i) Seeks to obtain an original driver’s license under this subtitle; 1
52	52	and 2
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54	54	(ii) Does not qualify for a learner’s instructional permit under 3
55	55	subsection (e) of this section. 4
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57	57	(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual 5
58	58	under the age of 19 years who holds a learner’s instructional permit may not take a driver 6
59	59	skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license: 7
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61	61	(i) Sooner than 9 months following the later of: 8
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63	63	1. The date that the individual first obtains the learner’s 9
64	64	instructional permit; or 10
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66	66	2. The most recent date the individual was convicted of, or 11
67	67	granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, a 12
68	68	moving violation; 13
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70	70	(ii) Until after successful completion of: 14
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72	72	1. The driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 15
73	73	of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of 16
74	74	highway driving instruction; and 17
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76	76	2. At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the 18
77	77	period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 19
78	78	behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 20
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80	80	A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 21
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82	82	B. Is at least 21 years old; and 22
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84	84	C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 23
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86	86	(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 24
87	87	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by: 25
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89	89	1. Each supervising driver who certifies that the individual 26
90	90	has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice 27
91	91	requirements of item (ii)2 of this paragraph; and 28
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93	93	2. If a signature of a parent, guardian, or other person is 29
94	94	required under § 16–107 of this subtitle, the parent, guardian, or other person who signs 30
95	95	the individual’s application under that section. 31
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99	99	(3) (I) IN THIS PARAGRAPH , “UNACCOMPANIED HOMELES S 1
100	100	YOUTH” MEANS A CHILD OR YOU TH WHO: 2
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102	102	1. IS NOT IN THE PHYSICA L CUSTODY OF A PAREN T OR 3
103	103	GUARDIAN; 4
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105	105	2. IS A HOMELESS CHILD O R YOUTH, AS DEFINED BY THE 5
106	106	MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT; AND 6
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108	108	3. WAS DETERMINED TO BE A HOMELESS CHILD OR 7
109	109	YOUTH BY: 8
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111	111	A. A MARYLAND LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM HOMELESS 9
112	112	LIAISON, AS DEFINED BY THE MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT; 10
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114	114	B. A DIRECTOR OR A DESIGN EE OF THE DIRECTOR O F A 11
115	115	MARYLAND–BASED PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS 12
116	116	YOUTH ACT; OR 13
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118	118	C. A DIRECTOR OR A DESIGN EE OF THE DIRECTO R OF A 14
119	119	MARYLAND–BASED PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER TITLE IV, SUBTITLE B OF THE 15
120	120	MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT. 16
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122	122	(II) An individual who holds a learner’s instructional permit and who 17
123	123	is 18 years old and has a high school diploma or its [equivalent or] EQUIVALENT, is at least 18
124	124	19 years old but under the age of 25 years, OR IS AN UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS 19
125	125	YOUTH WHO HOLDS A LEARNER ’S INSTRUCTIONAL PERM IT AND IS UNDER THE AGE 20
126	126	OF 19 YEARS, may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a 21
127	127	provisional license: 22
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129	129	[(i)] 1. Sooner than the later of: 23
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131	131	[1.] A. 3 months following the date that the individual first 24
132	132	obtains the learner’s instructional permit; or 25
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134	134	[2.] B. 9 months following the most recent date the 26
135	135	individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation; 27
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137	137	[(ii)] 2. Until after successful completion of: 28
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139	139	[1.] A. A standard driver education program approved 29
140	140	under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at 30
141	141	least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and 31
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145	145	[2.] B. At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur 1
146	146	during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, 2
147	147	of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 3
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149	149	[A.] I. Holds a valid driver’s license; 4
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151	151	[B.] II. Is at least 21 years old; and 5
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153	153	[C.] III. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 6
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155	155	[(iii)] 3. Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 7
156	156	Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver 8
157	157	who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has 9
158	158	completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph. 10
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160	160	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11
161	161	October 1, 2025. 12