HB 3

Land Use - Expedited Development Review Processes for Affordable Housing - Requirements

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 1/30 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring local jurisdictions to establish and implement an expedited development review process for certain proposed affordable housing developments; applying the process to a charitable organization seeking to develop affordable housing on its own land and a public housing authority proposing to develop affordable housing on land owned by a charity or a government entity; and establishing a good-faith waiver for local jurisdictions that cannot implement an expedited development review process.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BROOKS-LITTLE, YVONNE	AIM	Oral
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bondi, Melissa	Enterprise Community Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enten, Robert	Maryland Multi-Housing Assoc	Oral
FAV	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Elizabeth	People Acting Together in Howard	Oral
FAV	Redding, Nicholaslobbyist	Preservation Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bamiro, Seanniece	Prosperity Now	Oral
FAV	Green, Will	Silver Spring United Methodist Church	Oral
FAV	Enten, robert	md bankers assoc	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Hypolite, Crystal	Housing Authority of Baltimore City	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dillon, Maryann	Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	BaucumColbert, Jordan	M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs Liaison	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Willems, Miranda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AIA MarylandFAV 1

AIMFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Enterprise Community PartnersFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Housing Authority of Baltimore CityFWA 1

Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.FWA 1

M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSFAV 1

md bankers assocFAV 1

People Acting Together in HowardFAV 1

Preservation MarylandFAV 1

Prosperity NowFAV 1

Silver Spring United Methodist ChurchFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

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

FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

FAVRedding, NicholasPreservation MarylandRegistered for: Preservation Maryland