Housing And Community Development, Department Of
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding [SB-643]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Administrator of a certain abandoned property fund to distribute $5,000,000 to the Community Development Program Fund in fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027; altering the contents of the Community Development Program Fund to include any money distributed from a certain abandoned property fund; and repealing a certain provision providing for the construction of certain Acts of the General Assembly concerning the Community Development Program Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled on 04/04/2023
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Gettr Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Sale of Apartment Facilities - Rights of Qualified Organizations [SB-819]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting an owner of an apartment facility from taking certain actions regarding the sale of the apartment facility unless the owner complies with the requirements of the Act; providing that certain provisions of the Act may not be construed to establish the Department of Housing and Community Development as party or agent to the sale of an apartment facility; establishing procedures by which qualified organizations are given a right of first refusal in certain sales of apartment facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations [HB-625]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Expanding the forms of financial assistance available under the Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program; altering eligibility requirements for projects that may receive financial assistance under the Program; altering the time period when applications may be submitted under the Program; repealing certain restrictions on the amount of financial assistance that may be provided under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 135 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives [HB-551]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Office of Statewide Broadband within the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a study as to how the State can incentivize broadband service providers to expand broadband infrastructure to communities that are unserved or underserved; and requiring the Office to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 440 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Safety and Cybersecurity Act of 2023) [SB-531]
[Water ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a supplier of water to inspect certain valves in a public water system in a certain manner, repair or replace certain valves, inspect certain fire hydrants, formulate and implement a certain plan, identify the locations of certain valves, and record certain characteristics and identifiers of certain valves; requiring a supplier of water to develop a certain cybersecurity program by February 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations [SB-445]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Expanding the forms of financial assistance available under the Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program; altering eligibility requirements for projects that may receive financial assistance under the Program; altering the time period when applications may be submitted under the Program; repealing certain restrictions on the amount of financial assistance that may be provided under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 04/24/2023
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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
Department of Housing and Community Development - Racial Equity Impact Assessment [HB-460]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, by December 31, 2024 and each year thereafter, to complete a racial equity impact assessment evaluating the impact of financial assistance administered by the Department and whether the assistance is equitably invested in the communities with the greatest need and those with the largest population of economically marginalized peoples; and requiring the Department to work with independent experts on the assessment and to make the assessment available to the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Revitalizing Neighborhoods Through Homeownership Program and Fund – Established [HB-501]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Revitalizing Neighborhoods Through Homeownership Program to provide financial assistance in the form of loans to political subdivisions to support the purchase and renovation HUD dollar homes and abandoned residential properties for resale to low-to moderate-income buyers; establishing the Revitalizing Neighborhoods Through Homeownership Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance in the form of loans under the provisions of the Revitalizing Neighborhoods Through Homeownership Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund - Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2023) [SB-315]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Housing Innovation Pilot Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funds for certain mixed-income, cross-subsidized housing and to create opportunities to increase the volume of housing production; establishing the Housing Innovation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to be used only to provide low- or no-interest loans to local housing authorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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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
Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023 [SB-296]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide grants to certain local administering agencies for the purposes of ensuring that owner-occupied and rental units are free of habitability concerns, improving coordination across home repairs programs, and increasing retention in workforce development programs; and establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) [SB-272]
[Gaming ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than a certain number of instant ticket lottery machines for the sale of certain instant lottery tickets under certain circumstances; and providing for the distribution of the proceeds from certain lottery machine ticket sales by a fraternal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) [HB-224]
[Gaming ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than a certain number of instant ticket lottery machines for the sale of certain instant lottery tickets under certain circumstances; and providing for the distribution of the proceeds from certain lottery machine ticket sales by a fraternal organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program [HB-190]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist homeowners, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in preparing and repairing residential properties to mitigate water damage caused by extreme weather; limiting a grant awarded to a homeowner to $5,000 or less; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the program beginning in fiscal year 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Adaptive Reuse [SB-166]
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[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Establishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; and requiring the Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse is an eligible use of funds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [SB-144]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; requiring the Department to update the weather-normalized gross retail sales against which savings are measured for certain plans; requiring the target annual incremental gross energy savings to be achieved based on an average of certain Department plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [HB-169]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to develop policy and statutory recommendations to eliminate barriers to low-income households achieving, energy-efficient, affordable, and low-emissions housing; requiring an annual report beginning July 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 572 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Adaptive Reuse [HB-150]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Establishing that adaptive reuse, retrofitting, and repurposing of existing buildings to develop new affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse is an eligible use of funds; and providing that the notice requirement does not apply to individuals applying for loans from the Department that are not focused on housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 174 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mandated Reports - Revisions [HB-124]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 47 on 04/11/2023