Laurie-Anne Sayles

Landlord-tenant payment and ADU licensing rules

ADU licensing fees could add costs for homeowners renting out accessory units.

Landlords required to accept checks and money orders (Bill 40-26)

Certified checks and money orders cost tenants money; the bill aims to prevent evictions over payment-form disputes.

Fire and Emergency Services Commission duties (Bill 36-26)

No new staffing requirements — the commission is already staffed, per the lead sponsor.

Non-Merit Appointments Bills 49-26 and 50-26

Opponents noted new assistant CAO positions would pay up to roughly $258,000 each; fiscal impact statements were not yet available.

Short-term rental platform compliance

DHCA's vendor costs run about $91,000 a year, with an added one-time $5,000 charge plus roughly $10,000-$37,000 more over six years.

Student mental health service transition to HHS

About $5 million in social worker capacity and $1.6 million in outside therapeutic contracts were lost; a $12 million CHRC grant commitment is being leaned on.

Expanded survivor benefits for line-of-duty deaths

Increases pension obligations for survivors of covered employees.

Community Trust in County Employees Act

Opponents cite the county's $290 million structural deficit and question unpriced implementation costs.

Youth Vaping and Nicotine Addiction Response funding

$390,000 from JUUL settlement funds — no local tax dollars.

Smoke escape hoods in apartment buildings

Compliance costs for rental building owners, which could be passed to tenants, were not stated.

Smoke escape hoods in high-rises (Bill 43-26)

Building owners bear purchase and maintenance costs, which cannot be passed to tenants.

Prohibition on street racing and street takeovers

Fines up to $5,000 per violation could bring revenue, but the bill's fiscal impact was listed as indeterminate.

Public Safety Joint Operations Center funding

$2,439,000 from recordation tax premium and general obligation bonds.

Police Accountability Board Annual Report

MCPD's $300,000 request to process a backlog of roughly 47 trial board appeals wasn't funded, so costly appeals keep piling up — plus the county would need to pay for a new PAB data analyst position.

Street takeover crackdown and First Amendment debate

Fines up to $5,000 per violation, at state's attorney discretion.

Disruptive behavior in public facilities (Bill 37-26)

Crosswalk monitoring systems in school zones

Roughly $177,000 per camera per year to operate; new cameras aren't planned under this bill, but the contract allows expansion.

Olney Community Building and Satellite Police Station

Estimated cost of about $28 million per the CIP document, with state partnership funding.

Fair Housing Testing funding backfill

Cost unspecified; intended to offset a federal funding reduction.

Air Conditioning as an Essential Rental Service

Compliance costs for landlords of older single-family rentals; the bill includes a hardship waiver of up to 12 months.