HB 1179

Did not advance

Housing and Community Development - Pets in Housing Developments

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an owner or agent of an owner of a housing development that on or after January 1, 2025, received an allocation of certain tax credits from the Department of Housing and Community Development from imposing certain prohibitions and costs related to a resident's possession of pets; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Humane Society of the United States	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Locke, Paul	Johns Hopkins University	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Flory, Katherine	Maryland SPCA	Oral
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bice, Holly	PB Proud	Oral
FAV	Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty	Professional Animal Workers of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tabrizi, Maryam	The Humane Society of the United States	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fuwelagin, Otis	MDFNN	Oral
UNF	Lopez, Brian	Osprey Property Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Willems, Miranda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Johns Hopkins UniversityFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland SPCAFAV 1

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.FAV 1

MDFNNUNF 1

Osprey Property CompanyUNF 1

PB ProudFAV 1

Professional Animal Workers of MarylandFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.UNF 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

The Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

UNFWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association

UNFHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

UNFWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…