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HB 1501 — Maryland

Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification

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.

Latest action: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. · Feb 17, 2026

In committeeCertificationsComplaintsDataHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentHousing and Community Development, Department ofIndigent PersonsInspectionsJob TrainingNoticesPenalties and SentencesPublic BenefitsRecordsSafetyStandards and Best PracticesSurveillance

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Economic Matters (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Economic Matters

    Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 17, 2026 · House of Delegates

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Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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