Housing And Community Development, Department Of
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mandated Reports - Revisions [SB-131]
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Modifying certain reporting requirements for practicability and efficiency; and repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, duplicative, or inefficient.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 48 on 04/11/2023
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Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023 [HB-79]
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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: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2023
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Housing and Community Development - Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program [SB-77]
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[Climate Change ]
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; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 1/26 At 3:00 P.m. on 01/15/2023
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Real Property - Ground Rent Redemption Fund - Establishment [SB-119]
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Establishing the Ground Rent Redemption Fund for the purpose of providing grants to individuals for the redemption of ground rent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023
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Mobile and Manufactured Homes - Relocation Plans and Sales of Communities (Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2023) [HB-23]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Altering requirements relating to relocation plans for mobile home parks to require a plan for park residents who will be dislocated as a result of the change in land use; requiring the owner, 60 days prior to entering into a contract to sell the community, to provide notice of the terms of the offer to homeowners in the community and provide them the opportunity to purchase the housing community; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to list certain agencies to assist homeowners with the purchase of a community; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 177 on 04/24/2023
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Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund - Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2023) [HB-60]
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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: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 1/31 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/13/2023
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Economic Development – Emergency Relief Program – Established [SB-128]
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Establishing an Emergency Relief Program in the Department of Commerce to assist certain small businesses in the State to recover from economic hardships sustained from multiple emergencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
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Community Development Administration - Live Near Where You Teach Program - Establishment [HB-81]
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Authorizing the Community Development Administration in the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer a home buyer assistance program and certain community development projects that assist certain school staff members with the purchase of homes near where the school staff member is employed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Counties and State Legislative Districts - Food Environment Reports [HB-8]
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[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the departments of Housing and Community Development, Planning, Human Services, and Agriculture jointly to produce a report to the General Assembly for each county and State legislative district on the food environment in the county and district on or before July 1, 2024, and every 2 years thereafter; requiring the reports to include metrics that determine food insecurity zones; authorizing the departments to collaborate with certain universities, nonprofit organizations, and local planning and zoning departments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Housing and Community Development – Business Projects and the Business Development Program – Financial Assistance [HB-1451]
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Authorizing the Community Development Administration to provide certain forms of financial assistance for business projects; altering the requirements for a project to qualify as a certain business project; authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide certain forms of financial assistance under the Business Development Program; and authorizing the Department to sell or assign a certain equity interest without approval or execution by the Board of Public Works.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 380 on 05/16/2022
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Public Safety – Resilient Maryland Revolving Loan Fund – Alterations [HB-1312]
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Altering the Resilient Maryland Revolving Loan Fund to provide for loans to be made to private property owners; authorizing the Fund to include money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; requiring a portion of the Fund to be used for the hazard mitigation of buildings; and authorizing loan forgiveness under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 244 on 05/12/2022
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State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) [HB-1257]
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Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; providing that proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by a fraternal organization are to be distributed in a certain manner; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency solicit proposals from multiple vendors for the lease or purchase of instant ticket lottery machines under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/11/2022
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Partnership Rental Housing Program - Mixed-Income Housing Developments (More Homes for Marylanders Act) [HB-1330]
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Establishing that the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development include goals with regard to, and conditions that apply to, households of middle income; requiring the Department to prioritize funding for projects that a political subdivision or housing authority agrees to maintain as mixed-income housing development for at least 75 years; and establishing qualifications for initial occupancy for households of lower and middle income under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Affordable Housing Land Trusts - Funding and Property Tax Exemption [HB-1104]
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Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to reserve 2.5% of community development block grant funds awarded to the State for nonentitlement areas for award to affordable housing land trusts in the nonentitlement areas; establishing the intent of the General Assembly that certain entitlement areas award 2.5% of community development block grant funds to affordable housing land trusts; and exempting from property taxes real property held by an affordable housing land trust under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Referred To Interim Study By Ways And Means on 04/07/2022
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Housing and Community Development - Expansion of Affordable Housing - County Grants [HB-983]
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Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide one-time grants to the three counties with the highest cost of living, to be used to expand affordable housing; and requiring, for fiscal year 2024, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of $60,000,000 to the Department, to carry out the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2022
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Public Safety - Resilient Maryland Revolving Loan Fund - Alterations [SB-814]
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Altering the Resilient Maryland Revolving Loan Fund to provide loans to private property owners for hazard mitigation projects, including wind retrofits, flood mitigation elevation, floodproofing, wildland fire retrofit mitigation, and earthquake retrofit mitigation; authorizing the Fund to include money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; requiring a portion of the Fund to be used for hazard mitigation projects for buildings under certain circumstances; and authorizing loan forgiveness under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 05/12/2022
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Howard County - Department of Housing and Community Development - Housing Opportunities Trust Fund Ho. Co. 05-22 [HB-878]
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Establishing the Housing Opportunities Trust Fund as a nonreverting special fund to be used to promote equitable access to affordable housing for households of limited income in Howard County; and requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development for Howard County to report on the activity of the Fund during the prior fiscal year on or before December 1 each year.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 704 on 05/29/2022
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Department of Housing and Community Development - Opportunity Zone Fund - Establishment [HB-929]
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Establishing the Opportunity Zone Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to use the Fund to operate and pay expenses of the Fund and to provide financial assistance to certain entities for projects and programs in opportunity zones; and authorizing the Department to sell certain loans and interests without Board of Public Works approval.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Reassigned To Environment And Transportation on 02/15/2022
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Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Excess Real Property [HB-927]
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Requiring the Department of Planning to provide a list of excess real property owned by the State to the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine whether any of the listed properties are suitable for use or redevelopment as affordable housing; altering the contents of the Rental Housing Fund; requiring the Comptroller to distribute $30,000,000 of income tax revenue from individuals to the Rental Housing Fund on or before June 30, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 05/12/2022
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Property and Income Taxes – Credits for Construction and Purchase of Housing in Western Maryland [HB-843]
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Requiring the governing body of certain counties and municipal corporations located in Western Maryland to grant a property tax credit on certain newly constructed dwellings; allowing certain persons who construct more than 10 middle-income homes in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County to claim a credit against the State income tax; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022