Economic and Community Development - Tax Credit for Catalytic Projects [SB-1070]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Finance ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain rehabilitation expenses for certain catalytic projects; requiring the Secretary of Housing and Community Development to issue tax credit certificates in an amount equal to 20% of certain rehabilitation expenses, subject to certain limitations; prohibiting the Secretary from issuing tax credit certificates for credit amounts in the aggregate totaling more than $10,000,000; providing for the allocation of the credit among certain associates of a business entity; etc.
SB-1070: Economic and Community Development - Tax Credit for Catalytic Projects
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/28/2020
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 Licenses [SB-1046]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City, on or before July 1, 2022, to issue a Class B-D-7 license for premises located in a certain area if the license applicant enters into a memorandum of understanding with the Charles North Community Organization; and authorizing the Board to make issuance or renewal of a certain license conditional on the substantial compliance of applicants entered into a certain memorandum of understanding.
SB-1046: Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 Licenses
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/12/2020
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) [HB-1201]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission; providing for the composition, staffing, chair and vice chair, and terms of the members of the Commission; providing that the purpose of the Commission is to develop and administer a program for the provision of compensatory benefits to the descendants of individuals enslaved in the State; providing that any individual whose ancestors were enslaved in the State is eligible to receive benefits administered by the Commission; etc.
HB-1201: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
Public Health – Demonstration Program Developmental Disabilities [HB-1171]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the State Advisory Council on Self-Directed Services; requiring the Advisory Council to take certain actions; requiring the Advisory Council to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year; requiring that certain waiver services include support broker services; requiring the Department of Health to establish a demonstration program supported by State general funds to cover health care services for certain persons who are at least 21 years of age and under 65 years old; etc.
HB-1171: Public Health – Demonstration Program Developmental Disabilities
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [HB-1056]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
HB-1056: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Favorable With Amendments Report By Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations [HB-1117]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from designating a new enterprise zone or granting an expansion of an existing enterprise zone under certain circumstances; altering the circumstances under which the Secretary may grant an expansion of an enterprise zone; limiting the area by which an existing enterprise zone may be expanded in a single calendar year; requiring the Department and the Comptroller to jointly develop certain metrics and a framework for analyzing certain matters; etc.
HB-1117: Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020 [SB-987]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities; requiring the Authority, before issuing certain bonds, to ensure certain agreements are executed; etc.
SB-987: Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 590 on 05/08/2020
Public Health – Demonstration Program and Developmental Disabilities [SB-959]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the State Advisory Council on Self-Directed Services; providing for the purposes of the Advisory Council; requiring the Advisory Council to take certain actions regarding certain matters; requiring the Advisory Council to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year; requiring that certain waiver services include support broker services; etc.
SB-959: Public Health – Demonstration Program and Developmental Disabilities
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment [SB-737]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Sustainable Maryland Program Fund to expand and enhance Sustainable Maryland's promotion and support of communities in the State in the effort to realize environmental, economic, and social sustainability; specifying that the Fund may be used for educating communities in the development of strategies to achieve green community certification; requiring, beginning with fiscal year 2022, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $225,000 to the Fund; etc.
SB-737: Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/15/2020
Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies [SB-652]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the governing body of a condominium to convene at least two meetings each year; requiring the developer of a condominium to establish a certain board of directors, if the developer has not done so already, and appoint a certain unit owner to the board of directors within 30 days after the date 25% of currently subdivided units are conveyed under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-652: Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Hearing 3/11 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Expansion – Rehabilitations of Common Elements of Condominiums and Cooperative Projects [HB-759]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definition of "small commercial project" under the historic revitalization tax credit program to include rehabilitations of structures that are condominiums and cooperative projects if the rehabilitations target only common elements of the condominiums or cooperative projects; requiring the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust, in consultation with the Smart Growth Subcabinet, to adopt regulations establishing application procedures for governing bodies of condominiums; etc.
HB-759: Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Expansion – Rehabilitations of Common Elements of Condominiums and Cooperative Projects
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 314 on 05/08/2020
Real Property - Notice of Easements, Covenants, Restrictions, and Conditions - Recordation [SB-570]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing notice of certain easements, covenants, restrictions, and conditions to be recorded in the land records of the county in which the property interest is located; specifying the information required to be provided in the notice; requiring that the notice be indexed for recording; providing that failure to record a notice in accordance with the Act does not impair the rights or interests of the holder of a certain easement, covenant, restriction, or condition or waive, release, or otherwise affect certain obligations; etc.
SB-570: Real Property - Notice of Easements, Covenants, Restrictions, and Conditions - Recordation
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 566 on 05/08/2020
Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Number of Declarant Votes [SB-543]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Altering the method of determining the date on which a declarant has a certain number of votes when voting on a homeowners association matter from the date on which all lots that may be part of the development have been subdivided and recorded in a certain manner to the date on which any lot that may be part of the development has been subdivided and recorded in a certain manner.
SB-543: Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Number of Declarant Votes
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2020
Commission on LGBTQ Affairs - Established [HB-706]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Commission on LGBTQ Affairs in the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives; providing for the appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of Commission members; requiring the Commission to elect annually a chair and vice chair and to meet under certain circumstances; authorizing the Commission to appoint a director under certain circumstances; establishing that the director is a special appointment; establishing the duties of the director and the Commission; etc.
HB-706: Commission on LGBTQ Affairs - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020
Behavioral Health Programs - Licensing and Fees [SB-522]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Providing the term of a license issued to a behavioral health program may not exceed 3 years; providing that a certain license expires at the end of the term of the license unless the license is renewed; requiring the Behavioral Health Administration to collect reasonable fees for the costs associated with the issuance of licenses; establishing the Behavioral Health Program Grant Program to award grants to local areas to enhance safety and improve programs and make improvements to communities where certain programs are located; etc.
SB-522: Behavioral Health Programs - Licensing and Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
Economic Development - Community Development Fund [HB-606]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Community Development Fund in the Department of Housing and Community Development starting in fiscal year 2022.
HB-606: Economic Development - Community Development Fund
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Certified Historic Structure and Single–Family, Owner–Occupied Residence – Definitions [HB-640]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Altering the definitions of "certified historic structure" and "single-family, owner-occupied residence" to include a structure that is located on property that is owned by the Department of Natural Resources or one of its units and occupied by a person under an agreement with the Department by which the person pays for rehabilitation of the structure as a condition of occupancy; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding [SB-387]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Administrator of a certain abandoned property fund to distribute $5,000,000 to the Community Development Program Fund; altering the contents of the Community Development Program Fund to include any money distributed from a certain abandoned property fund; and repealing certain provisions providing for the construction of certain Acts of the General Assembly concerning the Community Development Program Act.
SB-387: Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [HB-511]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definitions of "community association" and "local code violation" for purposes of certain provisions of law authorizing community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; repealing a provision of law requiring a certain court to determine in what amount and under what conditions a bond must be filed by a community association in a certain nuisance action; including in the definition of "community association" an association that represents two or more individual community associations; etc.
HB-511: Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding [HB-472]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Administrator of a certain abandoned property fund to distribute $5,000,000 to the Community Development Program Fund; altering the contents of the Community Development Program Fund to include any money distributed from a certain abandoned property fund; and repealing certain provisions providing for the construction of certain Acts of the General Assembly concerning the Community Development Program Act.
HB-472: Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2020