Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification
Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to operate a certification program for homeless shelters; prohibiting a certain homeless shelter from operating without a homeless shelter certification after a certain deadline; requiring the Department to develop certain requirements for certain homeless shelter certification classes; and requiring the Department to perform on-site monitoring of certain homeless shelters and implement a certain grievance process.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rosano, Anthony | Frederick County Division of Emergency Management | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fair, Kris | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Long, Kyle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Meister, Danielle | Department of Housing and Community Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sierra, Anna | Maryland Department of Emergency Management | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Montgomery CountyFWA 1