# Maryland SB 0890: Housing and Community Development - Division of Just Communities - Establishment

Maryland SB 0890, Housing and Community Development - Division of Just Communities - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Washington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0890
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Housing and Community Development - Division of Just Communities - Establishment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Administrative Agencies, Boundaries, Classifications and Designations, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Commercial Property, Community Development, Condemnation, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Disparity, Environmental Justice, Federal Government, Foreclosure, Grants, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mortgages, Nonprofit Organizations, Pollution -see also- Air Pollution; Litter; Water Pollution, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Small Business, Urban Renewal -see also- Commercial Rehabilitation, Zoning and Planning
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0890f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0890f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0890-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).