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House passes Building Homes Act after questions about nonprofit safeguards
Summary
The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Building Homes Act (HB 805) on third reading after a delegate questioned whether the tax-credit program would expose taxpayers to bad-actor nonprofits; the sponsor said the bill is enabling and allows local governments to set safeguards. Several other bills passed with roll-call votes.
Annapolis, March 6 — The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed a package of bills on third reading, including the Building Homes Act (HB 805), after a brief floor exchange about safeguards for nonprofit recipients of tax credits.
During consideration of HB 805, a delegate from Anne Arundel questioned whether the measure applied to all nonprofits and whether it included protections to keep “nefarious nonprofits” from obtaining tax credits and then disappearing. The delegate asked, “I saw Habitat for Humanity was in there, which is outstanding. But is this bill going to apply to any nonprofit? Do you know if there's any safeguards in the bill?”
The sponsor responded that the measure is an enabling bill. “It's an enabling bill,” the sponsor said, adding that local governments are empowered to adopt any requirements they deem…
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