HB 129

Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties

Sponsor: Delegate HensonCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of General Services, to adopt certain regulations on or before June 1, 2023, establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation in certain rental swelling units; requiring the Department of the Environment to maintain a certain registry and to develop and make available certain resource materials; requiring a certain annual indoor air quality report; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Johnson , Bernard	AFSCME Local 3661	Oral
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ralph, Tiffany	Bolton House Residents Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jennifer	SURJ3A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Henson, Delegate Hensonlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guthrie, Tisha	Individual	Position only
FAV	Henson, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lott, Gretel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Micah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pratt, Toni	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Maurice	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wright, Tameka	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	goedeke, chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ye, webster	MDH	Written (PDF)
UNF	Butler, Alex	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Welch, Kenneth	Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health Directors	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradley, Erinlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	A. Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Local 3661FAV 1

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Bolton House Residents AssociationFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health DirectorsUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1INFO 1

Maryland REALTORSUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsINFO 1

MDEINFO 1

MDHUNF 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ3AFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

UNFBradley, ErinRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

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

INFOMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…