Bills
FY24 Funding for Montgomery County Public Schools
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Would have adequately funded the MCPS budget and honored recently negotiated contracts, which is crucial to ensuring students have the education and services they deserve.
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On May 18, 2023 the full Council chose not to vote on increasing the MCPS budget to meet the needs outlined by the schools and unions
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FY24 Property Tax Rate
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Would have set property taxes at a rate high enough to fund the high priority items identified by the Council to meet the pressing needs of the County and ensure we have the resources Montgomery County needs to flourish.
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On May 18, 2023 the full Council chose not to vote on a property tax rate high enough to meet the high priorty needs of the County previously identified by the Council.
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Bill 16-23: HOME Act
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Would have created a rent stabilization program that met the needs of both renters and landlords, and that would be a critical intervention to help address the County's housing crisis.
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Discussed in committee on June 26, 2023. Did not move foward when elements of the HOME Act were incorporated into Bill 15-23 in committee.
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Bill 15-23: Rent Stabilization
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As introduced, this bill would have codified double-digit rent increases and harmed hundreds of thousands of renters. During the legislative process, it was amended to incorporate many elements of the competing bill 16-23 (The HOME Act). In the final version, this bill created a rent stabilization program that meets the needs of both renters and landlords, and that will be a critical intervention to help address the County's housing crisis.
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Passed July 18, 2023
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Amendments supported by JUFJCF
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Commmittee vote that expanded the rent stabliization program to include single-family homes and condos.
Passed June 26, 2023
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This committee vote advanced Bill 15-23 to the full Council.
Passed June 26, 2023
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Made it harder for landlords to get around rent stabilization by increasing deceptive fees in lieu of raising rent.
Passed July 18, 2023
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Ensured that landlords cannot get around rent stabilization by forcing tenants out of their homes and raising rent on the vacant unit.
Passed July 18, 2023
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Would have increased the amount landlords can raise rents to an unaffordable 9% per year.
Failed July 18, 2023
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Would have exempted all buildings built since 2000, including any newly constructed buildings, from rent stabilization.
Failed July 18, 2023
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Exempted individual landlords who own two or fewer units from rent stabilization.
Passed July 18, 2023
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Would have exempted all month-to-month leases from rent stabilization, harming renters most in need of housing security.
Failed July 18, 2023
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Would have transformed the permanent rent stabilization program into a temporary one that would last only a few years.
Failed July 18, 2023
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Bill 12-23: STEP Act
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Would have changed how traffic violations are enforced in Montgomery County by ending police stops for minor traffic infractions. This bill is not moving forward, but pieces of it were reintroduced as Bill 2-24.
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Withdrawn February 6, 2024
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Bill 32-23: Advisory Commission on Policing (formerly the Policing Advisory Commission)
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As introduced, this bill would have severely weakened community oversight of the police. During the legislative process, it was amended to incorporate many elements that the JUFJ Campaign Fund and our partners advocated for. In the final version, this bill slightly strengthened police accountability and clarified roles among various oversight bodies.
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Passed October 24, 2023
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Amendments supported by JUFJCF
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When Bill 32-23 was heard in the Public Safety Committee, a package of strengthening amendments were passed that transformed the bill's impact by rolling back a series of provisions that would have reduced participation by members of overpoliced communities and replaced them with people who already have the most power, including the police and business members.
Passed October 2, 2023
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Bill 43-23: Crisis Intervention Team
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This bill would have codified an armed police response to mental health crises, instead of prioritizing a non-police response led by mental health professionals.
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Put on indefinite hold in committee on September 26, 2024
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Bill 2-24: Freedom to Leave Act
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Would have reduced racist, inequitable impacts of traffic enforcement in Montgomery County by ending police consent searches without cause. This bill is not moving forward, but positive elements were incorporated into a new police department policy.
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Failed in committee on September 16, 2024
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