Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB727 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0727
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 727
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10	10	By: Delegates M. Morgan, Arentz, Arikan, Bagnall, Chisholm, Cullison, Grammer,
11	11	Howard, Hutchinson, T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Nkongolo , Schmidt, Szeliga,
12	12	and Valentine
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 27, 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 – Driving Records – Disclosure of Medical Diagnosis 2
21	21	(Safeguarding American Families Everywhere Act) 3
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23	23	FOR the purpose of authorizing an applicant for a driver’s license or a license holder to 4
24	24	voluntarily disclose to the Motor Vehicle Administration certain information 5
25	25	regarding certain medical diagnoses; requiring the Administration to include a 6
26	26	description of the voluntary disclosure in the applicant’s or license holder’s driving 7
27	27	record; and generally relating to motor vehicle driving records. 8
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29	29	BY adding to 9
30	30	Article – Transportation 10
31	31	Section 16–125 11
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
33	33	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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35	35	Preamble 14
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37	37	WHEREAS, Individuals with special needs, including developmental disabilities and 15
38	38	mental illnesses, are among the most vulnerable individuals in their communities; and 16
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40	40	WHEREAS, Interacting with law enforcement officers or first responders in an 17
41	41	emergency, such as a motor vehicle crash or other crisis situation, can be more complex for 18
42	42	individuals with special needs, as language, physical, cognitive, learning, or mental 19
43	43	disabilities may create barriers to receiving immediate and appropriate assistance; and 20
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45	45	WHEREAS, Providing law enforcement officers and first responders with advance 21
46	46	notice that an individual with whom they are about to interact may have a developmental 22
47	47	disability, mental illness, or other special need will improve communication, reduce 23 2 HOUSE BILL 727
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50	50	unnecessary adverse actions, and ensure that the individual receives the specific response 1
51	51	and care the individual requires; now, therefore, 2
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53	53	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
54	54	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
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56	56	Article – Transportation 5
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58	58	16–125. 6
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60	60	(A) AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVER’S LICENSE OR A LICENSE HOLDER MAY 7
61	61	VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE, ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , THAT 8
62	62	THE APPLICANT OR LICENSE HOLDER HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN, OR IS 9
63	63	THE PARENT OR GUARDI AN OF A MINOR WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOS ED BY A PHYSICIAN, 10
64	64	WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 11
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66	66	(1) AUTISM OR AUTISM SPECTRUM D ISORDER; 12
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68	68	(2) ATTENTION–DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; 13
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70	70	(3) DOWN SYNDROME ; 14
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72	72	(4) ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE; 15
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74	74	(5) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJUR Y; 16
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76	76	(6) POST–TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; 17
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78	78	(7) DIABETES; 18
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80	80	(8) AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDE R; 19
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82	82	(9) DEAFNESS OR HEARING IMPAIRMEN T; 20
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84	84	(10) BLINDNESS OR VISION IMPAIRMENT ; OR 21
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86	86	(11) ANY OTHER MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY LIMITING DISABILITY OR 22
87	87	DISORDER. 23
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89	89	(B) (1) IF AN INDIVIDUAL PROVIDES A VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE UNDER 24
90	90	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE A BRIEF 25
91	91	DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE APPLICANT ’S DRIVING RECORD. 26
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95	95	(2) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VOLUNTARY DIS CLOSURE MAY NOT 1
96	96	INCLUDE: 2
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98	98	(I) ANY PERSONAL IDENTIFY ING INFORMATION OF AN 3
99	99	INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THE DISCLOSURE ; OR 4
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101	101	(II) THE SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS O R CONDITION DISCLOSE D. 5
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103	103	(C) (1) ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION , AN INDIVIDUAL 6
104	104	WHO HAS MADE A VOLUN TARY DISCLOSURE MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO REMOVE 7
105	105	THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VOLUNTARY DIS CLOSURE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL ’S 8
106	106	DRIVING RECORD. 9
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108	108	(2) AFTER RECEIVING A PROPERLY COMPLETED R EQUEST FOR 10
109	109	REMOVAL, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL REMOVE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE 11
110	110	VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL ’S DRIVING RECORD. 12
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112	112	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take eff ect 13
113	113	October 1, 2025. 14