Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services
Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 64 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a recipient of certain funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide information about certain housing counseling services that are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to certain prospective residents; and requiring the Governor to appropriate $90,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter for community development organizations to partner with certain housing counseling agencies providing housing counseling services.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Community Development Network of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goodman, Mereida | Garwyn Oaks / Northwest Housing Resource Center, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Samuel | House of Delegates | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Samuel | House of Delegates | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Budlow, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Budlow, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diggs, Shawn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Catina | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Community Development Network of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McAllister, Meredith | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cook, Chuck | Department of Housing and Community Development | Written (PDF) |