HB 674

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile SB 384

Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Eviction Proceeding for Rental Assistance Determination

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing for the stay of certain eviction proceedings when a tenant is waiting for a determination on a good faith application for rental assistance.

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Testimony (61)

MGA witness list

FAV 54FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warren, Cory	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Deborah	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miliman, Jamie	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ottinger, Larry	Our Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon-Higgs, Liz	Showing Up for Racial Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blank, Pablo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glazer, Sherry	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knoche, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Levy, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Robin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomson, Lillian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris Jones, Lisa	Maryland Legislative Action Committee CAI	Position only
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Bradley, Erinlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Action Committee CAIUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Our MarylandFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.UNF 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVMehu, 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.…

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

UNFHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc

UNFBradley, ErinRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

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…