HB 599

Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024)

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments and financial assistance available in certain low-income communities in the State; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for credit enhancement for certain projects; requiring that members of the investment committee to be geographically representative of the locations of low-income communities in the State; etc.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 41FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	KANIA, PRISCILLA	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Holder, Kia	Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McMillan, Leslie	BUILD (Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Alice	Baltimore City - Housing and Community Development	Oral
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	CareFirst	Oral
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riggle, Anne	City Life Historic Properties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kisicki, Carrielobbyist	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posner, Mitchell	Community Assistance Network, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rhoades Brown, Adam	Cross Street Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Struever, Bill	Cross Street Partners	Oral
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Henninger-Ayoub, Nick	Greater Baltimore Committee	Oral
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posko, Mike	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Andrews, Chelsea	Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County	Oral
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Angela	Maryland Community Action Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Countess, Gregory	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iliff, Heather	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Closkey, Sean	ReBUILD Metro	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boapea, Dominic	Riggle Capital	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Casey	Rodgers Consulting	Oral
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shaw, Izola	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Skvirsky, Valerielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DOrazio, Peter	Year	Position only
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hopkins, Barbara	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only
INFO	Bondi, Melissa	Enterprise Community Partners	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Community Action AgencyFAV 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore City - Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

BUILD (Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development)FAV 1

CareFirstFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

City Life Historic PropertiesFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

Community Assistance Network, Inc.FAV 1

Cross Street PartnersFAV 2

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

Enterprise Community PartnersINFO 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Community Action PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.FAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

ReBUILD MetroFAV 1

Riggle CapitalFAV 1

Rodgers ConsultingFAV 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVKisicki, CarrieCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

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

FAVSims, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

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

FAVKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVSkvirsky, ValerieRegistered for: Associated Black Charities; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership; Benchmark Education Company; Greater Baltimore Committee…