Housing and Community Development - Just Community Designation
Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 147 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Governor, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, to designate certain areas as Just Communities based on certain criteria; and providing for the prioritization of State funding for Just Communities to increase racial, economic and health equity in the State.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Swanson, Tricia | CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield | Oral |
| FAV | Roth-Gormley, Shana | Community Law Center | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goughnour, Cat | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral |
| FAV | Henninger-Ayoub, Nick | Greater Baltimore Committee | Oral |
| FAV | BaucumColbert, Jordan | M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs Liaison | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Shanetta | Maryland Philanthropy Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Best, Wanda | Upton Planning Committee, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Brewster, Mark | Young Democrats of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |