Montgomery County government has announced public hearings on February 25, March 4, and March 18, 2025, for proposed legislation on infrastructure funding, tenant protections, tax credits, surveillance technology, and affordable housing.
Per the news release: “The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:
Feb. 25, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
March 4, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is March 3 at 2 p.m.
- Bill 6-25, Consumer Protection – Defective Tenancies as Deceptive Trade Practices, would expand the definition of “person” to include a landlord, clarify consumer goods and services including rental housing, remove the exemption for defective tenancies or complaints related to landlord-tenant matters, clarify the enforcement and penalties under Chapter 11 and Chapter 29, and generally amend County law related to consumer protection.
- Bill 3-25, Homeowners’ Tax Credit – County Supplement – Amendments, would alter eligibility requirements to receive the County’s supplement to the Homeowners’ Tax Credit, alter the amounts of the County’s supplement to the Homeowners’ Tax Credit, and generally amend tax credits available to County residents.
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is March 17 at 2 p.m.
- Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) H-153 to implement the approved and adopted 2024 Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science.
- Bill 4-25, Administration – Surveillance Technology – Acquisition and Use by the County, would require the submission of impact reports, and the adoption of regulations, prior to the acquisition, funding, or use by the County of certain surveillance technology, limit the acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by the County consistent with state law, require annual reports and public hearings regarding surveillance technology, and generally amend the law regarding the acquisition, funding, and use of surveillance technology by the County.
- Bill 5-25, Demolition Tax for Affordable Housing Production, would establish an excise tax on certain demolitions and renovations of single-family homes, specify the uses of tax revenues for affordable housing initiatives, and generally amend the law concerning taxation.”