Rental Housing Restitution Fund - Establishment
Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Operating BudgetStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Rental Housing Restitution Fund to provide rental assistance and legal assistance to individuals facing a potential rental residential property eviction; requiring the Attorney General to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; providing for the investment of money in and expenditures from the Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; etc.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rosenberg, Samuel | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Conner, Charleslobbyist | Office of the Baltimore County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven M. | Consumer Protection Division | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bradley, Erinlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAGreenfield, 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…