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SB 687

EnactedCrossfile HB 90
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State and Local Housing Programs - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 752 (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 of Planning, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, on request of a local jurisdiction, to provide certain technical assistance; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrater, DavidDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVDorsey, RobynIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLaw, JonathanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Smith, Senator SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAButler, AlexMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
INFOPickels, HunterMaryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record