HB 1149

Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Subprogram (Social Housing Act)

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Social Housing Subprogram within the Partnership Rental Housing Program operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development; specifying the purposes of the Subprogram; requiring the Department to take certain actions related to the Subprogram; authorizing the Department, in administering the Subprogram, to act either directly or through the Community Development Administration; establishing certain qualifying criteria for a social housing project; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gowan, Peter	Democracy Collaborative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Clifton	Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Engel, Peter	Howard County Housing Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orr, Benjamin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spann, Stacy	Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	diamond, joanna	hch	Written (PDF)
FAV	countess, gregory	maryland legal aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gay, Ald. DaJuan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kramer, Brian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pitcher, Bill	Bellamy Genn Group	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	O' Connell, William	MLTA	Position only
UNF	O'Connell, Bill	MSBA Real Property Section	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Bob	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	graf, lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Position only
UNF	Castelli, Bill	Md Realtors	Written (PDF)
UNF	ballentine, tom	naiop	Written (PDF)
UNF	Aiken, Casey	Individual	Position only
FWA	darden, Miranda	Maryland Affordable Housing coalition	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Bellamy Genn GroupUNF 1

Democracy CollaborativeFAV 1

hchFAV 1

Housing Commission of Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Howard County Housing CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Affordable Housing coalitionFWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

maryland legal aidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Md RealtorsUNF 1

MLTAUNF 1

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities CommissionFAV 1

MSBA Real Property SectionUNF 1

naiopUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFgraf, loriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association