SB 484

Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of a certain manufactured home in certain residential zoning districts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from using an element of an adequate public facilities law to deny certain permits for certain State-funded affordable housing projects or other qualified projects or to restrict or limit the development of the projects in a certain manner; etc.

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Testimony (103)

MGA witness list

FAV 51FavorableFWA 22Favorable with amendmentsUNF 27UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	KANIA, PRISCILLA	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Malkov, Anyalobbyist	Amazon	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Adria	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	City of Frederick	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Posner, Mitchell	Community Assistance Network, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murdock, Stephanie	DHCD	Oral
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coren, Ellen	Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce	Oral
FAV	Kravitz, Talya	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Posko, Mike	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Tony	LA PEREZ CONSULTING	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Sean	MBIA	Oral
FAV	Madigan, Christine	Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition	Oral
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelter, Chris	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flora, Rebecca	Maryland Department of Planning	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Countess, Gregory	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beck, Grant	Next Step Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones IV, Rev. Tyrone P.	PATH / FBCOG	Oral
FAV	Heinemann, Thomas	PB Hagerstown Owner LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Knuppel, Sylke	Project Executive with IMEG Consulting Corp.	Oral
FAV	Rondeau, Jonathon	The Arc Central Chesapeake Region	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Megan	Town of Easton	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Budlow, Lisa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eng, Jackie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	MCCARTER, KELLY	Individual	Position only
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Individual	Position only
FAV	Skvirsky, Valerielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Teichman, Marsha	Individual	Position only
FAV	Willems, Miranda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rybczynski, Adam	City of Havre de Grace	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Written (PDF)
UNF	Beadell, Kathleen	Greater Timonium Community Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Etting, Paula	Mayor, Town of Bel Air	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DOrazio, Peter	Year	Position only
UNF	Atkins, Robert	Individual	Position only
UNF	Baldanza, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baldanza, Todd	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cornell, Louise	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

AIA MarylandFWA 1

AmazonFAV 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

City of FrederickFAV 1

City of Havre de GraceUNF 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFWA 1

Community Assistance Network, Inc.FAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

DHCDFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Govans Ecumenical Development CorporationFWA 1

Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFWA 1

Greater Timonium Community CouncilUNF 1

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Howard County CouncilFWA 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

LA PEREZ CONSULTINGFAV 1

M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonFWA 1

Maryland Affordable Housing CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Department of PlanningFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSFWA 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor, Town of Bel AirUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MBIAFAV 1

Mercatus CenterINFO 1

Next Step NetworkFAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

PATH / FBCOGFAV 1

PB Hagerstown Owner LLCFAV 1

President, Calvert County Board of CommissionersFWA 1

Project Executive with IMEG Consulting Corp.FAV 1

PWRJFWA 1

Rodgers ConsultingFWA 1

Rodgers Consulting Inc.FWA 1

The Arc Central Chesapeake RegionFAV 1

Town of Chevy ChaseFWA 1

Town of EastonFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Venable LLPFWA 1

YearUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMalkov, AnyaAmazonRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

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…

FWACort, CherylCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

FWAReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

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

FWACoale, TomPWRJRegistered for: Advantage Capital; Authorium; Baltimore Orioles; CI Renewables; City of Annapolis; Ecphora Capital…

FWAquinn, brianVenable LLPRegistered for: AES Warrior Run; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation; Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd.…

INFOBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC…