Community Development
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act) [HB-548]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund as an instrumentality of the State for purposes of developing opportunities for banking institutions and credit unions to better serve the needs of low- to moderate-income tracts; providing for certain assessment offset credits for certain banking institutions and credit unions in certain areas; authorizing the use of the Banking Institution and Credit Union Regulation Fund for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/08/2023
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Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration [HB-639]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development - Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program and Fund (Innovation Economy Infrastructure Act of 2023) [HB-552]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce to provide funding for certain costs for infrastructure projects in eligible technology sectors; requiring certain grantees to provide matching funds and to demonstrate certain abilities; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the projects funded through and the economic impact of the Program by July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City - West North Avenue Development Authority - Membership and Procurement [HB-627]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of State procurement law; and requiring the Authority to report by December 15, 2023, instead of October 1, 2023, its comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy, including any procurement activities undertaken by the Authority, to the Governor, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and the Appropriations Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Referred Rules on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals - Local Impact Grants and Pimlico Community Development Authority Membership - Baltimore City [HB-529]
[Gaming ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the distribution of certain funds from local impact grants to Baltimore City; and altering the appointment process for certain members of the Pimlico Community Development Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Transportation - Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport - Modification [SB-356]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the membership and duties of the Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to include the development and advancement of additional categories of projects; and increasing the amount in the annual budget for the State Department of Transportation designated by the State Secretary of Transportation for certain grants from $1 to $2 for every takeoff and landing of an aircraft that occurs at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport for the most recent calendar year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Community Development Administration - Home Improvement Projects - Mandated Appropriation (maintenance support for affordable housing act of 2023) [HB-500]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, an appropriation of $1,500,000 to the Community Development Administration to fund home improvement projects in residential buildings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development – Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program – Alterations and Financing [HB-471]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Altering the period of time that an area may be designated as a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone from 5 to 10 years; increasing the number of RISE zones that the Secretary of Commerce may approve in Baltimore City to not more than four; extending the termination date of the RISE Program to January 1, 2030; and authorizing a political subdivision to pledge certain revenues to secure the payment of obligations to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation for infrastructure improvements located in a RISE zone.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 522 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment [HB-503]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; requiring certain grant applications to be subject to approval by the Board of Public Works; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 487 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Economic Development – Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program – Alterations and Financing [SB-333]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the period of time, from 5 to 10 years, that an area may be designated as a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone; increasing the number of RISE zones that the Secretary of Commerce may approve in Baltimore City; extending the termination date of the RISE Zone Program to January 1, 2030; requiring the Department of Commerce to study the effectiveness of the RISE Zone Program and report to the General Assembly, on or before December 15, 2024, on the Department's recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Program;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Baltimore City – West North Avenue Development Authority – Membership and Procurement [SB-331]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of State procurement law; and altering the report on the Authority's comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy the Authority is required to submit to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly to be due by December 15, 2023, to include any procurement activities undertaken by the Authority, and to be also submitted to the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 136 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Ability to Repay Verification - Exemption [HB-400]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Exempting mortgage loans made by community development financial institutions from certain requirements to verify the borrower's ability to repay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Reinvestment Act [HB-392]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine and prepare a written evaluation of the record of certain regulated financial institutions in meeting the financial needs of local communities where the institution is chartered; requiring the Commissioner to give a certain regulated financial institution a certain rating based on a certain examination and to prepare a written evaluation; requiring a certain regulated financial institution to prepare a certain improvement plan under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund - Annual Appropriation and Authorized Uses [SB-273]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Altering the amount of a certain appropriation the Governor is required to make for the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund; and repealing a provision of law requiring 100% of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund to be used for community enhancement projects in sustainable communities located, at least in part, within the boundary created by Interstate 495 in the State and the District of Columbia beginning in fiscal year 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 494 on 05/08/2023
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
2022 Budget Technical Corrections [HB-2]
[Budget and Spending ]
2022 Budget Technical Corrections
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Warren
Ch. Sl 2023-11 on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act [SB-151]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate a transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide certain financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Third Reading Passed (36-11) on 04/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Community Association Standing in Nuisance Actions in Baltimore County [HB-166]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Community Association Standing in Nuisance Actions in Baltimore County to examine the current process by which a community association in Baltimore County may seek injunctive and other equitable relief for abatement of a nuisance; requiring the Workgroup to make recommendations designed to facilitate the social welfare and general enhancement of the communities served by the community associations; requiring the Workgroup to report to the Baltimore County Delegation by January 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [HB-9]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in the construction program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 583 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses [SB-19]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses and cost-benefit analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in a certain construction program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 584 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act [HB-12]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an amount sufficient to ensure a Fund balance of at least $5,000,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 512 on 05/08/2023