Housing and Community Development - Just Community Designation
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148 (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 (32)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Porter, Phylicia | Baltimore City Council District 10 | Oral |
| FAV | Swanson, Tricia | CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield | Oral |
| FAV | Roth-Gormley, Shana | Community Law Center | Position only |
| FAV | Cook, Chuck | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goughnour, Cat | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral |
| FAV | Gresham-James, Tasha | Dundalk Renaissance Corp | Oral |
| FAV | Vey, Jenniferlobbyist | Greater Baltimore Committee | Oral |
| FAV | Herrera, Cynthia | Green and Healthy Homes Initiative | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bland-Thomas, Betty | Historic Sharp Leadenhall Community | Oral |
| FAV | Hypolite, Crystal | Housing Authority of Baltimore City | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sims, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Trivedi, Somillobbyist | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunte, Danista | Maryland Philanthropy Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Franklyn | United Way of Central Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |