Housing And Community Development

Federal
US Congress 119th Congress

Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025 [HB-1769] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ]
To nullify certain regulations and notices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Introduced In House on 03/03/2025

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HEIRS Act of 2025 Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2025 [HB-1640] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ]
To establish a grant program for States that adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 02/26/2025

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HEIR Act of 2025 Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2025 [HB-1607] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Real Estate ]
To assist applicants for community development block grant recovery assistance not having traditionally accepted forms of documentation of ownership of property to prove such ownership, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 02/26/2025

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Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025 [HB-1609] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ]
To nullify certain regulations and notices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Introduced In House on 02/26/2025

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START Housing Act of 2025 Supporting Transition And Recovery Through Housing Act of 2025 [HB-1231] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Mental Health ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
To reauthorize and expand the pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder become stably housed, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/12/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [SB-1011] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Senior Citizens ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Property Tax ]
Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance by December 31 annually.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 02/25/2025

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Respect State Housing Laws Act [S.470] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ]
A bill to amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [HB-1428] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Nonprofit ] [Property Tax ] [Economic Development ]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect [HB-1239] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect against a person related to the sale or rental of a dwelling; and providing that certain conduct does not constitute a certain violation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Housing and Community Development - Housing Counseling [HB-1302] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
Requiring a recipient of funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development for any project to construct, acquire, or rehabilitate residential property for use as housing to offer housing counseling services to certain prospective residents.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025

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Federal
US Congress 119th Congress

Project Turnkey Act [HB-1042] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
To amend the HOME Investment Partnerships Act to establish a Project Turnkey Program to leverage vacant hotels and motels for housing and enhance shelter capacity nationally, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 02/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1411] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Senior Citizens ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Property Tax ]
Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance by December 31 annually.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Montgomery County - Prohibited Restrictions on Use - Accessory Dwelling Units MC 2-25 [HB-1234] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ]
Providing that certain restrictions on use that prohibit the use of real property in Montgomery County for accessory dwelling units otherwise authorized under law are void and unenforceable; and applying the Act retroactively.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Food System Resiliency Council - Healthy Food Priority Area Study [HB-1434] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council to study and make recommendations regarding strategies to attract and retain supermarket retailers in healthy food priority areas; and requiring the Council to report its findings and recommendations including a review of existing incentives and available financing programs in the State by December 31, 2025, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Third Reading Passed (128-10) on 03/17/2025

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US Congress 119th Congress

Respect State Housing Laws Act [HB-1078] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Introduced In House on 02/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) [HB-1193] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring certain counties to report information quarterly about certain housing development permits to the Department of Planning, beginning January 1, 2027; authorizing municipalities to make certain quarterly reports to the Department regarding housing development permits issued by the municipality, beginning January 1, 2027; and requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information available on a public, interactive, and searchable website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/06/2025

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Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act [HB-965] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/11/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Housing Authorities - Tax-Exempt Status - Modifications [HB-1085] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Nonprofit ]
Exempting certain real property owned by certain nonprofit entities created by public housing authorities from State and local property taxation; directing certain nonprofit entities created by public housing authorities to make payment in lieu of taxes that may be set by mutual agreement with a political subdivision; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 169 on 04/22/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1040] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Finance ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services for purposes of providing safe and sound loans, and other financial products for low-and moderate-income individuals and communities and other distressed or underserved individuals and communities; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain oversight authority relating to the adequacy of the community benefit plans and attainment of goals; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

State-Owned Property - Inventory and Disposition - Housing [HB-1061] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring each unit of State government to submit to the Department of Planning an inventory of State-owned property used or controlled by the unit; requiring the Department of Planning to determine the suitability of each property for use or redevelopment for housing; requiring each unit to sell or donate certain State-owned property in a certain manner; requiring by December 31, 2030, the Department of Housing and Community Development to set goals for the construction of housing units on land owned by the State as of a certain date; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025

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