SB 320

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

Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (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 (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Wesley	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jorch, Bill	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)
FWA	Welch, Kenneth	Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health Directors	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health DirectorsFWA 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

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…