# Maryland HB 0254: Individuals Experiencing Homelessness - Address Requirements - Prohibition

Maryland HB 0254, Individuals Experiencing Homelessness - Address Requirements - Prohibition, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jackie Addison (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-10 (Withdrawn by Sponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0254
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Individuals Experiencing Homelessness - Address Requirements - Prohibition
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-08-09
- Last action: 2025-02-10, Withdrawn by Sponsor
- Sponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Education - Miscellaneous, Local Government - Generally, Administrative Agencies, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Forms, Grants, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Indigent Persons, Libraries -see also- Archives, Loans -see also- Credit; Mortgages; Scholarships&SFA, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Rules and Regulations, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-10: Withdrawn by Sponsor (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2024-08-09: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0254f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0254f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0254-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).