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HB 292

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Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVScepaniak, MichaelBaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, AshleylobbyistCAI MD-LACWritten (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMiller, PeterMiller Dodson Capital Reserve ConsultantsWritten (PDF)
FAVJenkins, CarrollPres. Duns Grove Condo Assoc, Cross KeysOral
FAVTaylor, SarahPres., Condo 1, Homeowners Assoc. Cross keysOral
FAVDelegate Holmes, Delegate HolmeslegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHyatt, JeanneIndividualOral
FAVPolhaus, JeannieIndividualOral
UNFWales, MarianDHS Caroline CountyWritten (PDF)
FWAHorvath, SteveHOA UnitedOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFink, NeldaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVClark, AshleyCAI MD-LACRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee