Housing And Community Development, Department Of
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Business Development Fund - Establishment [HB-416]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Medical Cannabis Business Development Fund to provide financial assistance and grants relating to small, minority and women business owners; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the Fund; requiring the Comptroller to determine the State income tax paid by each owner of a licensed medical cannabis entity that is attributable to income derived from the medical cannabis industry and distribute 2% of that amount into the fund; requiring the Department to make a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Energy Efficiency - Net-Zero Homes - Contract Preferences [HB-398]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to give preference to applications for certain loans that will use the services of certain small, minority, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, particularly those businesses that provide employment for individuals trained through workforce development programs, for loans for certain net-zero homes under the Energy-Efficient Homes Construction Loan Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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State Board of Dental Examiners – Sunset Extension and Report [SB-306]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Continuing the State Board of Dental Examiners in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending until July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; and requiring the Board to submit a report by December 1, 2020 to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of staff vacancies, the strategy used to fill the vacancies, and the Board's complaint and enforcement process for the past 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 548 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program [SB-287]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $3,000,000 for the Program in the State budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; prohibiting an organization from receiving a grant for a single project that exceeds $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Appropriations on 03/12/2020
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Real Property - Sales of Mobile Home Parks - Notice Requirements [HB-263]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the time frame of certain notices that a mobile home park owner is required to provide to each resident in the mobile home park and the Department of Housing and Community Development and to post in a public area of the mobile home park, concerning the sale of the mobile home park, to be not less than 30 days before the date of the sale of the park.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [HB-206]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [SB-207]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Green Building Council - Membership [SB-7]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Green Building Council by removing the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary's designee, as a member and substituting the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary's designee, as a member.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 12/19/2020
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Maryland Neighborhood Revitalization Funding [SB-85]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that, in fiscal years 2022 through 2031, the Governor include in the annual budget bill or the capital budget bill at least $235,000,000 for certain eligible community development programs; providing that, subject to a certain requirement, the Governor's appropriation may include funds required to be appropriated under other provisions of law; and requiring that certain funds are used for certain purposes and distributed in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020
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National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund [HB-1345]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Nonprofit ]
Establishing the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grants to government agencies and nonprofit community development organizations for commercial or residential development projects for site acquisition, land assembly, architecture and engineering, and site development for revitalization in an area designated as a sustainable community; requiring an appropriation to the Fund to be allocated in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 523 on 05/04/2017
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Public Safety - Light Frame Combustible Construction - Requirements [HB-1311]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development by October 1, 2018, to adopt by regulation a specified statewide building code relating to specified buildings constructed with or being constructed by specified light frame combustible construction; establishing requirements for the construction of specified buildings; prohibiting a specified construction project from using a specified type of construction to proceed unless a specified fire watch warden is present; establishing qualifications and responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Housing and Community Development - Food Deserts - Small Loans [HB-1492]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to meet the funding obligations for sustainable communities and food deserts by using any specified financial assistance available to the Department; authorizing the Department to provide small loans under the Business Development Program that are not more than $50,000 per loan to approved entities for assistance in providing better access to healthy food in food deserts; and authorizing the Department to work with intermediaries to administer the specified small loans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/25/2017
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Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act [HB-1514]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Community Development Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Community Development Board in the Department; establishing the Community Development Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; providing for the imposition of a specified community development transfer fee on residential and commercial property under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/07/2017
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Economic Development - Municipal Corporations - Community Revitalization and Improvement Zones [HB-1181]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing specified municipal corporations to establish, by local law, a specified contracting authority for the purpose of designating a community revitalization and improvement zone for construction of specified facilities; establishing an application process within the Department of Housing and Community Development for designating a zone; authorizing a municipal corporation to issue specified bonds for the benefit of specified zones; requiring the transfer, from the General Fund, of specified increased tax revenue; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Wilson
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Income Tax Credit - Endow Maryland - Credit Amounts [HB-1119]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increasing from $250,000 to $1,000,000 the aggregate amount of State income tax credits the Department of Housing and Community Development is authorized to issue in a taxable year for donations to specified qualified permanent endowment funds at specified community foundations; and applying the Act to taxable years 2018 and beyond.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Task Force to Study the Effect of Section 8 Housing on Neighborhoods in Baltimore County [HB-1059]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Effect of Section 8 Housing on Neighborhoods in Baltimore County; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified social and economic impacts Section 8 housing would have on Baltimore County; requiring the Task Force to report on its findings and recommendations on or before January 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/08/2017
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Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance [SB-813]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Specifying that payments to low-income households by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development through the Rental Allowance Program be made for a minimum of 2 consecutive years, subject to redetermination that the household continues to meet eligibility requirements every 6 months; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, on or before October 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2017
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Public Safety - Light Frame Combustible Construction - Requirements [SB-722]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, by October 1, 2018, to adopt by regulation a specified statewide building code relating to specified buildings constructed with or being constructed by specified light frame combustible construction; establishing requirements for the construction of specified buildings; prohibiting a specified construction project using a specified type of construction from proceeding unless a specified fire watch warden is present; establishing qualifications and responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act [SB-812]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Community Development Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Community Development Board in the Department; establishing the Community Development Fund to provide financial assistance to community development projects and community development organizations around the State; requiring the Board to report its recommendations and on the activities of the fund to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
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The Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Promotion Act [HB-855]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing a Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Grant Program; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance to owners of multifamily housing properties or the governing bodies of a condominium or co-op property who obtain smoke-free certification; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to identify and make public specified conditions and procedures for obtaining certification and to issue a certificate to specified applicants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/27/2017