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MD SB938

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shaneka Henson

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Stabilization Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide low- or no-interest loans and grants for emergency or urgent capital repairs at eligible properties

  • Eligible properties must contain 15 or more units of low-income households and be in the Department's existing loan portfolio

  • Property owners must document that they lack adequate operating or reserve funds to pay for necessary repairs, with priority given to repairs that reduce operating costs

  • Caps funding at $1,000,000 per eligible property per fiscal year, with applications accepted on a rolling basis

  • Authorizes the Governor to include $5,000,000 annual appropriations in budget bills for fiscal years 2028 through 2031, with an effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Community Development - Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Stabilization Program - Establishment

Governor

Last Action

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education, Energy, and the Environment2/6/2026

Full Bill Text

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