Charter Counties - Comprehensive Plans - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 90 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering requirements for the housing element of a charter county's comprehensive plan to include requirements related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; requiring the housing element of a comprehensive plan that is enacted or amended on or after January 1, 2025, to include an assessment of fair housing to ensure that the county is affirmatively furthering fair housing; etc.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableUNF 16Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cook, Chuck | Department of Housing and Community Development | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelter, Chris | Maryland Centers for Independent Living | Position only |
| FAV | Hughes, Glendora | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flora, Rebecca | Maryland Department of Planning | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Griffiths, Joe | Maryland Department of Planning | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Willems, Miranda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |