Resolution calling on Governor Moore and the Maryland General Assembly to allocate $175 Million in the coming year to help an estimated 17,000 Maryland families avoid eviction.
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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actions matched JUFJCF positions
JUFJCF Position
Support
Marilyn Balcombe’s Position
Voted against
Status:
Passed July 18, 2023
Amendments supported by JUFJCF
Commmittee vote that expanded the rent stabliization program to include single-family homes and condos.
Passed June 26, 2023
Not on committee
This committee vote advanced Bill 15-23 to the full Council.
Passed June 26, 2023
Not on committee
Made it harder for landlords to get around rent stabilization by increasing deceptive fees in lieu of raising rent.
Passed July 18, 2023
Voted against
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
Voted against
Amendments opposed by JUFJCF
Would have increased the amount landlords can raise rents to an unaffordable 9% per year.
Failed July 18, 2023
Voted for
Would have exempted all buildings built since 2000, including any newly constructed buildings, from rent stabilization.
Failed July 18, 2023
Voted for
Exempted individual landlords who own two or fewer units from rent stabilization.
Passed July 18, 2023
Voted for
Would have exempted all month-to-month leases from rent stabilization, harming renters most in need of housing security.
Failed July 18, 2023
Voted for
Sponsored
Would have transformed the permanent rent stabilization program into a temporary one that would last only a few years.
Failed July 18, 2023
Voted for
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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JUFJCF Position
Support
Marilyn Balcombe’s Position
Voted for
Status:
Passed October 24, 2023
Amendments supported by JUFJCF
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
Not on committee
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.
