Land Use – Comprehensive Plan – Middle Housing (Planning for Modest Homes Act of 2020)
Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a local jurisdiction to address middle housing as a component of the housing element of a certain plan; and requiring the housing element of a certain plan to state the number of additional housing units the local jurisdiction will need by a certain point in time based on certain forecasts.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Parts, Chris | AIA MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldman, Paul | Action Committee for Transit | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lyons, Jane | Coalition for Smarter Growth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nadeau, Brianne | DC Councilmember | Position only |
| FAV | Brent, Liz | Go Brent Real Estate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brent, Liz | Go Brent Real Estate | Position only |
| FAV | Baca, Alex | Greater Greater Washington | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantori, Greg | Little Deeds LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ORR, BENJAMIN | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bhatnagar, Shruti | Maryland Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Furth, Salim | Mercatus Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ryan, Doug | Prosperity Now | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dutka, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reed, Danlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Slater, Tina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Waterman, Kevin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | waterman, kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Butler, Alex | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | MML | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Position only |
| UNF | Castelli, Bill | Md Realtors | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AIA MDFAV 1
DC CouncilmemberFAV 1
Go Brent Real EstateFAV 2
Little Deeds LLCFAV 1
MACoUNF 1
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1
Md RealtorsUNF 1
Mercatus InstituteFAV 1
MMLUNF 1
Prosperity NowFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association