Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program - Establishment
Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 446 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing a Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide vouchers and housing assistance payments for low-income families that are currently on a waiting list under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program for housing in units approved by the Department or a public housing agency, in accordance with guidelines under the federal program; and requiring the Department and public housing agencies to administer the State Program.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Maryland Legal AidFWA 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Maryland RealtorsFAV 1
Maryland REALTORSFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors
FAVGreenfield, 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…
FWAAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association