Housing And Community Development
US Congress 118th Congress
HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2024 [S.3644]
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A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) [SB-484]
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Prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of a certain manufactured home in certain residential zoning districts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from using an element of an adequate public facilities law to deny certain permits for certain State-funded affordable housing projects or other qualified projects or to restrict or limit the development of the projects in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 [SB-481]
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Increasing maximum surcharges for certain eviction proceedings from $8 to $93 and prohibiting the District Court from assigning the surcharge against a tenant; altering the priority and criteria in the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program that are followed by the Department of Housing and Community Development and public housing agencies for providing vouchers and housing assistance payments to families; limiting the maximum security deposit required by a residential lease to 1 month's rent; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) [SB-483]
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Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments in certain low-income communities; requiring the Corporation to apply for an allocation of federal new markets tax credits; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for debt payments and for credit enhancement for certain projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-430]
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Establishing the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to support certain eligible projects that improve the quality of life within and economic potential of Maryland communities by making targeted investments in crime prevention strategies to address certain concerns in certain areas; establishing the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund to provide financial assistance in the form of grants under the provisions of the Program for eligible projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 221 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 3-24 [HB-424]
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Repealing the requirement that the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County hold public hearings on assisted family housing proposals; and repealing the requirement that the Montgomery Commission publish a summary of the Montgomery Commission's annual financial report in certain newspapers.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 339 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund - Alterations [SB-418]
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Expanding the purpose and use of the Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development to include providing grants and loans to anchor institutions for a certain purpose in sustainable communities; and repealing a requirement that certain matching funds be from a private source.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 157 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing [HB-392]
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Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Land Use – Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing – Requirements [SB-356]
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Requiring local jurisdictions to establish and implement an expedited development review process for certain proposed affordable housing developments; applying the process to a charitable organization seeking to develop affordable housing on its own land and a public housing authority proposing to develop affordable housing on land owned by a charity or a government entity; and establishing a good-faith waiver for local jurisdictions that cannot implement an expedited development review process.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2024
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DASH Act Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All Act [HB-6970]
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To provide rental vouchers for the homeless, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Salud Carbajal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/17/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Identifying Suitable Property [SB-333]
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Repealing a requirement that the Department of Housing and Community Development identify certain property as suitable for use or redevelopment; prohibiting the Department from identifying certain property for use or redevelopment as affordable housing; and requiring the Department to consider certain factors when identifying whether a property is suitable for use or redevelopment as affordable housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 154 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Identifying Suitable Property [HB-283]
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Repealing a requirement that the Department of Housing and Community Development identify certain property as suitable for use or redevelopment; prohibiting the Department from identifying certain property for use or redevelopment as affordable housing; and requiring the Department to consider certain factors when identifying whether a property is suitable for use or redevelopment as affordable housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 153 on 04/25/2024
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HOME Act of 2024 Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation Act of 2024 [S.3561]
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A bill to protect consumers from price gouging of residential rental and sale prices, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Charter Counties - Comprehensive Plans - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing [SB-274]
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Altering requirements for the housing element of a charter county's comprehensive plan to include requirements related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; requiring the housing element of a comprehensive plan that is enacted or amended on or after January 1, 2025, to include an assessment of fair housing to ensure that the county is affirmatively furthering fair housing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 89 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing [SB-57]
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Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances; and providing that the contents of an intercepted oral communication may be used only for the purpose of enforcing federal, State, or local fair housing laws.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Referred Judiciary on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Development Administration - Live Near Your School Program - Extension [SB-90]
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Extending the termination date for the Live Near Your School program and a related homebuyer program from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2030.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 265 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing Development Permit Applications - Local Reporting Requirements [HB-131]
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Requiring local jurisdictions with at least 150,000 residents to report certain information for each building or development permit application that includes a residential housing component as part of the development to the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning on or before July 1 each year; and requiring a local jurisdiction to make a copy of the report publicly available on its website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Lehman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 213 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Just Community Designation [HB-241]
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Authorizing the Governor, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, to designate certain areas as Just Communities based on certain criteria; and providing for the prioritization of State funding for Just Communities to increase racial, economic and health equity in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing Innovation Pilot Program and Housing Innovation Fund - Establishment (Housing Innovation Pilot Program Act of 2024) [HB-7]
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Establishing the Housing Innovation Fund to provide loans for local housing authorities and county governments to develop mixed-income, cross-subsidized housing; establishing the Housing Innovation Pilot Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist public housing authorities and county governments in increasing housing production and to reward counties pursuing solutions to the problem of housing scarcity; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund in certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 212 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Just Community Designation [SB-308]
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Authorizing the Governor, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, to designate certain areas as Just Communities based on certain criteria; and providing for the prioritization of State funding for Just Communities to increase racial, economic, and health equity in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 148 on 04/25/2024