Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment
Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing a homeless shelter certification program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to develop certain operational and building standards for homeless shelters and minimum standards for the protection of the rights of shelter residents; and requiring the operator of a homeless shelter to participate in a certain Homeless Management Information System.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 35FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pride, Annapolis | Annapolis Pride | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunter, Jonisha | Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy | Position only |
| FAV | Amador, Ninfa | CASA | Position only |
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sarro, Lisa | Community Legal Services | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meister, Danielle | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral |
| FAV | Albrecht, Danielle | Housing Our Neighbors | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Council, Mark | Housing Our Neighbors | Oral |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roques, Carmel | Maryland Department of Aging | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | East, Heather | Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Orbe, Jr., Carlos | Maryland Latinos Unidos | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Albert | Renters United Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Cristi | Wicomico Public Library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, LaShella | Zen Corp Federation of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Battle, Ebony | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Benavides, Gerardo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brooky, Tara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeStefano, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eppes, Elisabet | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser, Brytani | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hample, Rae | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Debra | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McNulty, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Page, Bee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ravini, Tahir | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, George | Baltimore Rescue Mission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dickerson, J. Anthony | CHRISTIAN SHELTER INC | Oral |
| UNF | Guy, James | Pres. St. Mary's County Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hunt, Ethan | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Martinez, Madelinlobbyist | Catholic Charities | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stoltzfus, Daniel | Helping Up Mission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Annapolis PrideFAV 1
Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1
CASAFAV 1
Catholic CharitiesFWA 1
Helping Up MissionFWA 1
Montgomery CountyFWA 1
Trans MarylandFAV 1