Public Schools and Shelters - Homeless Girls and Women - Feminine Hygiene Products [SB-625]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to make available to specified service providers, local administering agencies for specified service providers and county boards of education specified supplies of feminine hygiene products for female residents in shelters and specified homeless female students; requiring specified feminine hygiene products to be made available free; requiring each county board of education to make available, in a specified manner, feminine hygiene products to homeless female students; etc.
SB-625: Public Schools and Shelters - Homeless Girls and Women - Feminine Hygiene Products
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/25/2017
Income Tax Credit - Endow Maryland - Credit Amounts [SB-641]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increasing from $250,000 to $500,000 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.
SB-641: Income Tax Credit - Endow Maryland - Credit Amounts
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/22/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance [HB-689]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Specifying that payments to low-income households by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development through the Rental Allowance Program be made for not less than 4 consecutive years, subject to a specified condition; and altering specified criteria concerning time frames for assistance for specified rental assistance programs.
HB-689: Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
Independent Living Tax Credit Act [HB-644]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Property Tax ]
Allowing an individual a credit against the State income tax equal to 50% of the renovation costs incurred during the taxable year to provide accessibility and visitability features to an existing home; providing that the credit may not exceed $5,000; requiring applicants to file a specified application and an amended return; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the credit which may not exceed $1,000,000 in a calendar year; etc.
HB-644: Independent Living Tax Credit Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition [SB-445]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from smoking marijuana in a public place, in or on a public conveyance, or in any specified area otherwise accessible to the public; establishing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the Act; providing for the expungement of a conviction under the Act; etc.
SB-445: Criminal Law - Smoking Marijuana in a Public Place - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
Home Act of 2017 [HB-172]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Stating that the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in neighborhoods other than the neighborhoods in which they are currently and disproportionately residing; expanding the housing policy of the state to include fair housing regardless of source of income; requiring the owner of an apartment complex to rent or make available 15% of the units to persons receiving housing assistance vouchers; prohibiting specified discrimination based on source of income; etc.
HB-172: Home Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2017
Independent Living Tax Credit Act [SB-180]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Property Tax ]
Allowing an individual a credit against the State income tax equal to 50% of the renovation costs incurred during the taxable year to provide accessibility and visitability features to an existing home; providing that the credit may not exceed $5,000; requiring applicants to file a specified application and an amended return; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the credit which may not exceed $1,000,000 in a calendar year; etc.
SB-180: Independent Living Tax Credit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 229 on 04/18/2017
Homelessness and Supportive Services - Transfer to Department of Housing and Community Development [HB-134]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Transferring specified responsibilities relating to the Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Homeless Women - Crisis Shelter Home Program from the Department of Human Resources to the Department of Housing and Community Development; providing for the transfer of the functions, powers, and duties of the Bureau of Homeless Services; requiring the Council to appoint a specified transition team; etc.
HB-134: Homelessness and Supportive Services - Transfer to Department of Housing and Community Development
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/11/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Homebuyer Education Requirements [HB-106]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Education ]
Altering homebuyer education requirements for a loan recipient in the Down Payment and Settlement Expense Loan Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; establishing specified requirements for the Department's homebuyer education requirements; providing that specified provisions do not alter or preempt the authority of a political subdivision to establish homebuyer education or counseling requirements for a down payment assistance program operated by the political subdivision; etc.
HB-106: Department of Housing and Community Development - Homebuyer Education Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/10/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Funding for Newly Constructed Single-Family Homes [HB-107]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funding under specified programs for a growth-related project not in a priority funding area without receiving approval from the Board of Public Works for the construction or purchase of newly constructed single-family homes if the Department determines that the cost of compliance with building and fire codes makes it difficult for a low- or moderate-income family to purchase a newly constructed single-family home.
HB-107: Department of Housing and Community Development - Funding for Newly Constructed Single-Family Homes
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
Real Property - Redeemable Ground Rents - Required Redemption [HB-45]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a redeemable ground rent to be redeemed when the property subject to the ground rent is transferred or the leasehold tenant obtains or refinances a loan on the property; requiring the transferee or borrower to request a redemption statement from the ground lease holder if the ground lease is registered with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; requiring the ground lease holder to send a redemption statement containing specified information within 60 days after receiving a request; etc.
HB-45: Real Property - Redeemable Ground Rents - Required Redemption
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/13/2017