HB 361

Mold Inspections and Remediation - Standards, Reporting, Penalties, and Tax Credit

Sponsor: Delegate HensonCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn (as of Nov 15, 2022)

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, 2024, establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation; authorizing a tenant to deposit the tenant's rent in an escrow account under certain circumstances; authorizing a tax credit for taxpayers of certain residential properties who incur mold remediation costs; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCloud, Tina	Got Yoga?LLC	Position only
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eisen, Lance	National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI™)	Oral
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Henson, Delegate Hensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henson, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Tchantchou, Kevine	Lith Home LLC	Position only
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Got Yoga?LLCFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Lith Home LLCINFO 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI™)FAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association

UNFCastelli, WilliamRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

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…