HB 231

Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.

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Testimony (56)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joseph	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilghman, Reverand Marlon	BRIDGE Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, Jr., John	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Karpewicz, Erin	Baltimore Regional Fair Housing Group	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Adira	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Mary	Beyond The Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rienhart Mello, Catherine	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	CDN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reich, Brock	CR of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prater, David	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	SHAHINIAN, REV. KATHY	EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lafferty, Stephan	Former Legislator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lafferty, Stephan	Former Legislator	Position only
FAV	PROESTEL, STEPHANIE	HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNESHIP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fasanelli, Antonia	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Healthcare for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Cliff	Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Proestel, Stephanie	Housing Initiative Partnership	Position only
FAV	Cimino, Kelly	Howard County Department of Housing & Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahn, Bruce	Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parajon, Stephanie	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sheik, Yara	Landlord	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cheik, Yara	League of Women Voters, Baltimore County	Position only
FAV	London, Rachel	MD Developmental Disabilities Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Darden, Miranda	Maryland Affordable Housing Coal1	Written (PDF)
FAV	Basehart, Sarah	Maryland Association of Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frazee, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brogdan, Henry	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Senior Citizen Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson, Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Pocerty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodges, Lisa	NAACP	Position only
FAV	Hodges-Hiken, Lisa	NAACP - Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Office of Baltimore Countt	Position only
FAV	Holmes, Tia	PG Co	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smart, David	Seat Pleasant, MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	TCC	Written (PDF)
FAV	GILMAN, MICHELE	UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Jill	US Coast Guard Veteran	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilman, Michele	University of Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Siri, Miranda	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunlap, Ciera	Youtg Empowered Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	frazier, derrell	job opportunities task force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	wallerstedt, annelobbyist	md catholoic conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	capone, ken	people on the go of maryland	Oral
FAV	hyde, allison	university of maryland school of law fair housing clinic	Position only
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Bob	MBA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Murphy, Kathleen	MBA	Position only
FWA	Castelli, Bill	Md Realtors	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	bradley, erinlobbyist	aoba	Written (PDF)
FWA	greenfield, aaronlobbyist	mmha	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	howard, kathy	regional management	Position only
INFO	Committee Staff, Environment and Transportation	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

aobaFWA 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Regional Fair Housing GroupFAV 1

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

Beyond The BoundariesFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

BRIDGE MarylandFAV 1

CDNFAV 1

Consumer Protection DivisionFAV 1

CR of MarylandFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF MDFAV 1

Former LegislatorFAV 2

Healthcare for the HomelessFAV 1

Housing Commission of Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Housing Initiative PartnershipFAV 1

HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNESHIPFAV 1

Howard County Department of Housing & Community DevelopmentFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Jewish War Veterans of the United States, MarylandFAV 1

job opportunities task forceFAV 1

LandlordFAV 1

League of Women Voters, Baltimore CountyFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Affordable Housing Coal1FAV 1

Maryland Association of Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Senior Citizen Action NetworkFAV 1

Marylanders Against PocertyFAV 1

MBAFWA 2

md catholoic conferenceFAV 1

MD Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Md RealtorsFWA 1

mmhaFWA 1

NAACPFAV 1

NAACP - BaltimoreFAV 1

Office of Baltimore CounttFAV 1

people on the go of marylandFAV 1

PG CoFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

regional managementFWA 1

Seat Pleasant, MDFAV 1

TCCFAV 1

University of BaltimoreFAV 1

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMOREFAV 1

university of maryland school of law fair housing clinicFAV 1

US Coast Guard VeteranFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Youtg Empowered SocietyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFrazee, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaMaryland Senior Citizen Action NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE

FAVJefferson, StaceyMarylanders Against PocertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVwallerstedt, annemd catholoic conferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FWAbradley, erinaobaRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

FWAgreenfield, aaronmmhaRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…