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SB 608

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Report on the Public or Private Conversion of State Property to Affordable Housing

Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Planning and the Department of General Services, in partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development, to report to the Board of Public Works and certain committees of the General Assembly on strategies for the public or private development and use of surplus real property and excess real property retained for possible future use by the State as affordable housing on or before June 30, 2023.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWillems, MirandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVZucker, Senator CraigIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAWorthman, SandiAIA Maryland, Inc.Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors