HB 90

State and Local Housing Programs – Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 751 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to report to the General Assembly and the Governor by December 1, 2023, and every 5 years thereafter, on the efforts by the State, political subdivisions, and housing authorities to promote fair housing choice and racial and economic housing integration; requiring the Department to explore ways to ensure it is supporting nonprofit and governmental entities devoted to furthering fair housing; requiring certain entities to submit a fair housing assessment to the Department; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Crutchfield, Adria	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prater, David	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wabeke, Karen	Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Del. Brooke	MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Susan	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Dorsey, Robyn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Taneekalobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Karpewicz, Erin	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Engel, Peter	Howard County Housing Commission	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lierman, Del. Brooke	AMENDMENT	Written (PDF)
INFO	Pickels, Hunter	Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)