SB 643

Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 4/04 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Administrator of a certain abandoned property fund to distribute $5,000,000 to the Community Development Program Fund in fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027; altering the contents of the Community Development Program Fund to include any money distributed from a certain abandoned property fund; and repealing a certain provision providing for the construction of certain Acts of the General Assembly concerning the Community Development Program Act.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jennings, Ms. JohnDre	Druid Heights CDC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posko, Mike	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posko, Mike	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hodgetts, Frank	Home Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hurley, Donna	Housing Options & Planning Enterprises, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Psalms	Marian House	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Osakwe, Chinelolobbyist	Maryland MultiHousing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Osakwe, Chinelolobbyist	Maryland MultiHousing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kravetz, Daniel	Rebuild Metro Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Okafor, Krystle	SHARE Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Meleny	South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Kari	Southeast Community Development Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Joab, Gerard	St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center	Oral
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Britton, Karen	The Light House - Homeless Prevention Support Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benedetti, Adrea	Vessels for Humanity	Position only
FAV	Goold, Jennifer	the Neighborhood Design Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bell, Destiny	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	D'Arcy, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Willems, Miranda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cole, Mollilobbyist	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOsakwe, ChineloMaryland MultiHousing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

FWACole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services

SB 643

What this bill does

Testimony (36)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified