Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 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 19FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pride, Annapolis | Annapolis Pride | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Day, Jake | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meister, Danielle | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral |
| FAV | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roques, Carmel | Maryland Department of Aging | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Orbe, Jr., Carlos | Maryland Latinos Unidos | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellington, Paullobbyist | State and Local Advisors | Oral |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Cristi | Wicomico Public Library | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Battle, Ebony | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeStefano, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeStefano, Amanda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Matt | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Long, Kyle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Makusky, Kathleen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Baylor, Gregory | Alliance Defending Freedom | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, George | Baltimore Rescue Mission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Izer, Aimee | The Hope Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Stoltzfus, Daniel | Helping Up Mission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Annapolis PrideFAV 1
Helping Up MissionFWA 1
Montgomery CountyFWA 1
The Hope CenterUNF 1
Trans MarylandFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVEllington, PaulState and Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables…