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Governor Holds Last Bill Signing Ceremony
On Tuesday, Mary 16, Governor Wes Moore held his final ceremony for signing into law bills passed by the 2023 Maryland Gerneral Assembly....
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Climate Change and the 2024 Session
We are working with our partners on identifying our priority legislation for the upcoming General Assembly Session.
For more information, please contact Climate Change Issue Lead Phil Webster at ClimateChange@uulmmd.org.
Subject | Bill Number | XFile Bill Number | Title | Sponsor | Status | Current Location | Priority | Position | Action | Synopsis |
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Adaptation, mitigation, health coverage | HB0915 | SB0843 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program - Establishment | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | o | Support | Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for certain climate change adaptive or mitigation infrastructure projects and efforts to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc. | |
Adaptation, mitigation, health coverage | SB0843 | HB0915 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program - Establishment | Senator Kramer | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | o | Support | Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for certain climate change adaptive or mitigation infrastructure projects and efforts to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc. | |
Plastics-recycled content | HB0342 | Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program | Delegate Terrasa | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Environment and Transportation | o | Support | Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register and pay a certain annual registration fee to the Department of the Environment; establishing certain minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc. | ||
Tier 1 Renewable Sources | HB1239 | SB0664 | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations | Delegate Qi | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | o | Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc. | ||
Tier 1 Renewable Sources | SB0664 | HB1239 | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program - Tier 1 Renewable Sources, Solar Energy Systems, and Alterations | Senator Feldman | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | o | Support | Requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to require a person selling or leasing a Tier 1 renewable source to inform certain applicants for a grant, loan, or other form of financial assistance through the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program of certain terms; authorizing the use of certain compliance fees paid into the Program to make certain loans and grants and establish certain programs to create new solar energy systems that are owned by or directly benefit low- and moderate-income residents; etc. | |
Baltimore Regional Transit | HB0794 | SB0876 | Baltimore Regional Transit Commission - Establishment | Delegate Bridges | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504 | Governor | X | Support | Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly. | |
Baltimore Regional Transit | SB0876 | HB0794 | Baltimore Regional Transit Commission - Establishment | Senator Washington, M. | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Appropriations | X | Support | Establishing the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission to review and comment on annual budget requests of the Maryland Transit Administration, updates to the Central Maryland Transportation Plan, and certain annual reports, and to perform other oversight and advocacy duties related to Baltimore region transit services; and requiring the Commission, by December 1 each year, to report its findings and recommendations on the Baltimore region transit systems to the Administration, the Governor, and the General Assembly. | |
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity | HB0840 | SB0743 | Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 | Delegate Boyce | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Environment and Transportation | X | Support | Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies. | |
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity | SB0743 | HB0840 | Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 | Senator Jackson | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies. | |
Energy Efficiency and Conservation | SB0905 | HB1035 | Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | Senator Feldman | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or certain individuals, beginning September 1, 2023, and every 3 years thereafter, certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; etc. | |
Community Solar | HB0908 | SB0613 | Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | Delegate Clippinger | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 652 | Governor | X | Support | Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc. | |
Community Solar | SB0613 | HB0908 | Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | Senator Brooks | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | X | Support | Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc. | |
Energy Efficiency and Conservation | HB1035 | SB0905 | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans and Green and Healthy Task Force | Delegate Wilson | No action by Senate committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish and determine certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to analyze and advance the coordination of resources to address the housing needs of low-income communities; etc. | |
Producer responsibility-packaging | HB0284 | SB0222 | Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials | Delegate Love | No action by Senate committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Altering the definition of 'organics recycling' to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer responsibility program for packaging materials and to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to procure a statewide recycling needs assessment; etc. | |
Producer responsibility-packaging | SB0222 | HB0284 | Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials | Senator Augustine | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 | Governor | X | Support | Altering the definition of 'organics recycling' to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc. | |
Environmental Human Rights | HJ0001 | SJ0004 | Environmental Human Rights | Delegate Boyce | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | X | Support | Reaffirming the principle enshrined in the Maryland Environmental Policy Act that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment; and requiring the State to rededicate itself, its agencies, and all concerned stakeholders to furthering the development, implementation, and enforcement of certain environmental laws, practices, and policies for the benefit of both current and future generations. | |
Environmental Human Rights | SJ0004 | HJ0001 | Environmental Human Rights | Senator Waldstreicher | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Reaffirming the principle enshrined in the Maryland Environmental Policy Act that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment; and requiring the State to rededicate itself, its agencies, and all concerned stakeholders to furthering the development, implementation, and enforcement of certain environmental laws, practices, and policies for the benefit of both current and future generations. | |
Transportation equity | HB0009 | SB0019 | Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses | Delegate Ruth | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 583 | Governor | X | Support | Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals; requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses, cost-benefit analyses, and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in the construction program; etc. | |
Transportation equity | SB0019 | HB0009 | Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses | Senator Carter | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 584 | Governor | X | Support | Requiring that equity be considered when State transportation plans, reports, and goals are developed; altering the membership of the advisory committee on State transportation goals, benchmarks, and indicators; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct transit equity analyses and cost-benefit analyses and consult with certain communities before announcing or proposing any major service change or any reduction or cancellation of a certain capital expansion project in a certain construction program; etc. | |
Offshore Wind Energy | HB0793 | SB0781 | Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) | Delegate Charkoudian | Amended in Senate; not reconciled | Senate Floor | X | Support | Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc. | |
Offshore Wind Energy | SB0781 | HB0793 | Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) | Senator Hester | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95 | Governor | X | Support | Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc. | |
Low Income Housing-Performance | HB0169 | SB0144 | Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing | Delegate Charkoudian | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 572 | Governor | X | Support | Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; establishing the Green and Healthy Task Force to develop policy and statutory recommendations to eliminate barriers to low-income households achieving, energy-efficient, affordable, and low-emissions housing; requiring an annual report beginning July 1, 2024; etc. | |
Low Income Housing-Performance | SB0144 | HB0169 | Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing | Senator Feldman | Vetoed as duplicative | Governor | X | Support | Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve certain target annual incremental gross energy savings for the 2024-2026 program cycle; requiring the Department to update the weather-normalized gross retail sales against which savings are measured for certain plans; requiring the target annual incremental gross energy savings to be achieved based on an average of certain Department plans; etc. | |
Energy Savings Act | SB0689 | HB0904 | Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements | Senator Lewis Young | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Altering the goals and requirements of certain energy efficiency programs to include certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions from electric companies and gas companies beginning January 1, 2024; requiring the EmPOWER Maryland Program to provide consumer rebates, and promote the use of certain federal rebates, for certain technologies; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and electric utilities to promote fuel switching from gas to electricity; etc. | |
Energy Savings Act | HB0904 | SB0689 | Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements (Energy Savings Act) | Delegate Qi | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | X | Support | Altering the goals and requirements of certain energy efficiency programs to include certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions from electric companies and gas companies beginning January 1, 2024; requiring the EmPOWER Maryland Program to provide consumer rebates, and promote the use of certain federal rebates, for certain technologies; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and electric utilities to promote fuel switching from gas to electricity; etc. | |
Reclaim Renewable Energy | HB0718 | SB0590 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | Delegate Stewart | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | X | Support | Altering the definitions of 'qualifying biomass', 'thermal biomass system', and 'Tier 1 renewable source' for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain forest-related resources, animal manure, waste, and refuse and gas produced from the anaerobic decomposition of animal waste or poultry waste from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard. | |
Reclaim Renewable Energy | SB0590 | HB0718 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | Senator Lewis Young | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Altering the definitions of 'qualifying biomass', 'thermal biomass system', and 'Tier 1 renewable source' for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain forest-related resources, animal manure, waste, and refuse and gas produced from the anaerobic decomposition of animal waste or poultry waste from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard. | |
Task force on recycling | HB0109 | Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland | Delegate Love | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | X | Support | Establishing the Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland to review the Maryland Recycling Act, study the recycling and waste systems in Maryland, and make recommendations on updating the Maryland Recycling Act and implementing regional recycling and waste disposal facilities; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by June 30, 2024. | ||
AG climate change enforcement | HB0347 | Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization | Delegate Ruth | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Health and Government Operations | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds accountable a publicly traded entity with market capitalization greater than $1,000,000,000 or its subsidiaries for any tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; and authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel on a contingency fee basis to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination. | ||||
Sustainable buildings | HB0006 | SB0092 | Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023) | Delegate Hill | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581 | Governor | Support | Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include the standards in certain requirements established for the Maryland High Performance Green Building Program; defining 'State building' as one acquired, constructed, or renovated by the State or one for which 50% of the money for acquisition, construction, or renovation came from State funds; etc. | ||
Sustainable buildings | SB0092 | HB0006 | Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023) | Senator Lam | Postponed by bill sponsor | Senate Floor | Support | Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and update standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include the standards in any requirements established for participation in a higher-performance building program in the State; and defining 'State building' as one acquired, constructed, or renovated by the State or one for which 50% of the money for acquisition, construction, or renovation came from State funds. | ||
Transportation funding | SB0024 | HB0051 | Department of Transportation - Financing and Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) | Senator McCray | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 | Governor | Repealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future federal aid that the Department of Transportation may issue; providing that the maximum amount of debt that may be issued is calculated as of June 30; establishing the Maryland Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs; etc. | |||
Transportation funding | HB0051 | SB0024 | Department of Transportation - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Bonds and Grant Anticipation Notes (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) | Delegate Korman | Amended in Senate; not reconciled | Senate Floor | Repealing a requirement that the Capital Debt Affordability Committee include certain debt that is secured by future federal aid within its review of State tax supported debt; altering the calculation of the maximum amount of debt secured by future federal aid that the Department of Transportation may issue; providing that the maximum amount of debt that may be issued is calculated as of June 30; altering the maximum term of certain bonds that are secured by a pledge of future federal aid; etc. | |||
Green Roof Grant Program | HB0971 | Department of the Environment - Green Roof Grant Program | Delegate Ebersole | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Environment and Transportation | Establishing the Green Roof Grant Program to provide grants to certain eligible grantees to support the construction of green roofs on commercial buildings; requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment, subject to the availability of funding, to award grants and administer and implement the Program; requiring recapture of a grant award under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on the Program on or before December 31 each year. | ||||
Clean Trucks Act | HB0230 | SB0224 | Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | Delegate Love | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97 | Governor | Support | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2023, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the State; defining a 'heavy-duty vehicle' as one with a gross vehicle weight rating equal to or greater than 14,001 pounds; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain units of State government, to prepare and submit to the General Assembly a certain needs assessment and deployment plan by December 1, 2024; etc. | ||
Clean Trucks Act | SB0224 | HB0230 | Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | Senator Augustine | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 | Governor | Support | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2023, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain units of State government, to prepare and submit to the General Assembly a certain needs assessment and deployment plan on or before December 1, 2024; altering certain definitions, applicability, and preferences for purposes of the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program; etc. | ||
EV Charging Reliability | HB0834 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Requirements (Electric Vehicle Charging Reliability Act) | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569 | Governor | Requiring the Public Service Commission to expand the EV Pilot Program to allow participating electric companies to install EV charging stations in multifamily dwellings in underserved communities; requiring the Commission to terminate the expansion of the EV Pilot Program on December 31, 2025; requiring an electric company operating an EV charging network to ensure the EV charging stations in the EV charging network maintain certain uptime standards, subject to certain exceptions; etc. | ||||
Electric recharging rebate | HB0007 | Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program - Renewal | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Withdrawn | Environment and Transportation | Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program by extending the duration of the Program through fiscal year 2027, increasing the total amount of rebates issued annually under the Program to $2,000,000, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, limiting the issuance of rebates to one recharging system per individual per address, and authorizing the Maryland Energy Administration to offer additional benefits under certain circumstances; etc. | ||||
Net energy metering flexibility | HB0068 | SB0143 | Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act) | Delegate Korman | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | Authorizing an eligible customer-generator to accrue net excess generation for an indefinite period; requiring an eligible customer-generator that elects to accrue net excess generation for an indefinite period to forfeit any net excess generation at the time an account is closed; and altering the month used to establish an annual billing cycle for the payment of net excess generation accrued. | |||
Net energy metering flexibility | SB0143 | HB0068 | Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act) | Senator Feldman | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 | Governor | Authorizing a certain eligible customer-generator to accrue net excess generation for an indefinite period; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a method for calculating the value of certain accrued net excess generation; and requiring that a subscriber of a community solar energy generating system accrue virtual net excess generation in the same manner as a certain eligible customer-generator. | |||
Buy Clean Maryland | HB0261 | SB0424 | Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) | Delegate Kerr | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 | Governor | Requiring producers of any cement or concrete mixture used in the construction of an eligible project to submit environmental product declarations to the Department of General Services by December 31, 2024; requiring the Department to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials by January 1, 2026; establishing an Environmental Product Declaration Assistance Fund to support the development of certain environmental product declarations; etc. | |||
Buy Clean Maryland | SB0424 | HB0261 | Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) | Senator Elfreth | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 201 | Governor | Requiring producers of eligible materials to submit environmental product declarations to the Department of General Services by December 31, 2024; requiring the Department to assess and establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; etc. | |||
Energy Storage – Targets | HB0910 | SB0697 | Energy Storage - Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program - Establishment | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 | Governor | Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish certain targets for the deployment of new energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Commission to establish and implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program to meet certain energy storage goals and develop a certain energy storage system in the State; and requiring the Commission to submit a certain report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023, regarding the implementation of the Maryland Energy Storage Program and any needed statutory changes. | |||
Energy Storage – Targets | SB0697 | HB0910 | Energy Storage - Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program - Establishment | Senator Augustine | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish certain targets for the deployment of new energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Commission to establish and implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program to meet certain energy storage goals and develop a certain energy storage system in the State; and requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023, on pending designs for and any additional statutory changes required to fully implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program. | |||
Climate Crisis Plan | HB0147 | SB0250 | Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Withdrawn | Environment and Transportation | Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years. | |||
Climate Crisis Plan | SB0250 | HB0147 | Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement | Senator Kramer | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years. | |||
Prohibit new auto emission standards | HB0487 | Environment - Low Emissions Vehicle Program - Prohibition (Affordable Emissions Standards Act of 2023) | Delegate Buckel | Unfavorable | Environment and Transportation | Oppose | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting certain regulations to implement certain new motor vehicle emissions standards and compliance requirements adopted by the California Air Resources Board unless certain analyses are prepared and submitted to the General Assembly and the General Assembly enacts a law authorizing the adoption of the regulations. | |||
PFAS monitoring | HB0499 | SB0225 | Environment - Publicly Owned Treatment Works - PFAS Monitoring | Delegate Love | Withdrawn | Environment and Transportation | Requiring the owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works to monitor and report the levels of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in effluent, influent, and biosolids. | |||
PFAS monitoring | SB0225 | HB0499 | Environment - Publicly Owned Treatment Works - PFAS Monitoring | Senator Elfreth | Withdrawn | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Requiring the owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works to monitor and report the levels of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in effluent, influent, and biosolids. | |||
Low/moderate income housing | HB0310 | Environment and Energy - Investment in Communities With Low- to Moderate-Income Households | Delegate Rosenberg | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Environment and Transportation | Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2023, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit communities with low- to moderate-income households, starting with fiscal year 2025; requiring the Department to conduct public information-gathering sessions in different areas of the State to solicit input; etc. | ||||
Transit-oriented development | HB0012 | SB0151 | Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act | Delegate Lewis, J. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512 | Governor | Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an amount sufficient to ensure a Fund balance of at least $5,000,000; etc. | |||
Transit-oriented development | SB0151 | HB0012 | Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act | Senator Augustine | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Repealing the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to designate a transit-oriented development; establishing the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund to promote the equitable and inclusive development of transit-oriented developments; authorizing the Department of Transportation to use the Fund to provide certain financial assistance to local jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2025 an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Fund; etc. | |||
Green/Renewable Energy for Nonprofits | HB1248 | SB0186 | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Delegate Barve | No action by committee | Economic Matters | Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations for the purchase and installation of qualifying energy systems and technical assistance for the planning and installation of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2025, to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Fund; etc. | |||
Green/Renewable Energy for Nonprofits | SB0186 | HB1248 | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Senator Kagan | No action by House committee | Economic Matters | Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations for the purchase and installation, and technical assistance for the planning and installation, of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; authorizing the Governor, in fiscal years 2025 and 2026, to include certain appropriations in the annual budget bill for the Fund; etc. | |||
Extreme weather mitigation fund | HB0190 | SB0077 | Housing and Community Development - Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program | Delegate Ivey | Unfavorable | Environment and Transportation | Establishing the Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist homeowners, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in preparing and repairing residential properties to mitigate water damage caused by extreme weather; limiting a grant awarded to a homeowner to $5,000 or less; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the program beginning in fiscal year 2025. | |||
Extreme weather mitigation fund | SB0077 | HB0190 | Housing and Community Development - Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program | Senator Jackson | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Establishing the Homeowner's Extreme Weather Mitigation and Preparation Grant Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist homeowners, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in preparing and repairing residential properties to mitigate water damage caused by extreme weather; limiting a grant awarded to a homeowner to $5,000 or less; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the program. | |||
Credit for energy efficiency upgrades | SB0317 | Income Tax - Credit for Energy Efficiency Upgrades - Passive Houses | Senator Brooks | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Budget and Taxation | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain costs, paid or incurred after July 1, 2023, by an owner of certain residential property for certain energy efficiency upgrades; requiring the owner to obtain a tax credit certificate from the Maryland Energy Administration; and prohibiting a taxpayer from claiming the tax credit for a taxable year during which the Governor declares a state of emergency. | ||||
Solar investment tax credit | HB1271 | SB0103 | Income Tax - Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit | Delegate Patterson | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the costs of certain photovoltaic property placed into service by an individual during the taxable year; prohibiting an individual from claiming the credit under certain circumstances; providing for the carryforward of any unused credit; etc. | |||
Solar investment tax credit | SB0103 | HB1271 | Income Tax - Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit | Senator Ellis | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Budget and Taxation | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the costs of certain photovoltaic property placed into service by an individual during the taxable year; prohibiting an individual from claiming the credit under certain circumstances; providing for the carryforward of any unused credit; etc. | |||
Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs | HB0839 | SB0663 | Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) | Delegate Qi | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2024, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc. | |||
Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs | SB0663 | HB0839 | Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) | Senator Feldman | No action by House committee | Economic Matters | Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2025, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program for on-site clean energy systems, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc. | |||
Clean Transportation & Energy | HB0550 | SB0548 | Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) | Speaker | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 98 | Governor | Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Program by extending the duration of the Program through fiscal year 2026, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, and increasing the limitation on the total amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue in each fiscal year; altering the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program by altering the definition of 'grant'; etc. | |||
Clean Transportation and Energy | SB0548 | HB0550 | Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) | President | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering the Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Program by extending the duration of the Program, repealing the rebates that may be issued to retail service station dealers, and repealing the limitation on the total amount of rebates that the Maryland Energy Administration may issue in each fiscal year; altering the definition of 'grant' for purposes of the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program; etc. | |||
Forestry Education Fund | HB0289 | SB0282 | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Delegate Stein | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 479 | Governor | Establishing the Maryland Forestry Education Fund to expand and enhance the Maryland Forestry Foundation's capacity to provide certain education and resources to forest landowners, the ability of district forestry boards and the knowledge of local governments to achieve healthy and sustainable forests, and the ability of businesses to test innovative best management practices in forestry; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $250,000 for the Fund in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. | |||
Forestry Education Fund | SB0282 | HB0289 | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Senator King | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 | Governor | Establishing the Maryland Forestry Education Fund to expand and enhance the Maryland Forestry Foundation's capacity to provide certain education and resources to forest landowners, the ability of district forestry boards and the knowledge of local governments to achieve healthy and sustainable forests, and the ability of businesses to test innovative best management practices in forestry; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $250,000 for the Fund in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. | |||
EV Infrastructure Council | HB1291 | SB0950 | Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Membership | Washington County Delegation | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules | Altering the composition of the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; and altering the dates by which the Council must submit interim reports of its work and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. | |||
EV Infrastructure Council | SB0950 | HB1291 | Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Membership | Senator Corderman | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Altering the composition of the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to include a representative of a light-duty plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturer and a heavy-duty plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturer and the Secretary of General Services. | |||
Greenspace equity | HB0503 | SB0923 | Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment | Delegate Stein | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 487 | Governor | Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; requiring certain grant applications to be subject to approval by the Board of Public Works; etc. | |||
Greenspace equity | SB0923 | HB0503 | Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment | Senator Rosapepe | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened communities and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; establishing the Greenspace Equity Advisory Board in the Department; etc. | |||
Maryland the Beautiful | HB0631 | SB0470 | Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act) | Delegate Stein | Amended in Senate; not reconciled | Senate Floor | Establishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to certain land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; establishing the Land Preservation Rapid Response Advisory Committee to review loan applications and make recommendations on which projects to fund; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Fund; establishing the 40 x 40 Land Conservation Implementation Grant Program to support land conservation goals; etc. | |||
Maryland the Beautiful | SB0470 | HB0631 | Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act) | Senator Elfreth | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546 | Governor | Establishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to exercise certain remedies under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from making any false statements affecting a Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program loan; establishing the 40 x 40 Land Conservation Implementation Grant Program to support land conservation goals; etc. | |||
NE Waste Disposal Authority-review | HB0161 | Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - Evaluation, Termination of Bond Authority, and Assumption of Functions, Employees, and Contracts (Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act) | Delegate Korman | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 | Governor | Prohibiting the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority from issuing bonds beginning June 1, 2023; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to evaluate the Authority providing enough detail for the General Assembly to determine whether the Authority should continue in its current form; etc. | ||||
AG Environment Monitoring Unit | HB0874 | SB0611 | Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Establishment | Delegate Stewart | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690 | Governor | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; and requiring the Attorney General, by November 30 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on all the activities of the Unit and any actions taken by the Department of the Environment or the Department of Natural Resources in response to the findings and recommendations of the Unit. | |||
AG Environment Monitoring Unit | SB0611 | HB0874 | Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Establishment | Senator Bailey | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689 | Governor | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; requiring, on or before November 30 each year, the Attorney General to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on all the activities of the Unit and any actions taken by the Department of the Environment or the Department of Natural Resources in response to the findings and recommendations of the Unit; etc. | |||
Solar energy compliance fees | HB0511 | SB0357 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy - Compliance Fees | Delegate Queen | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Economic Matters | Altering the compliance fee for a shortfall from the required percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources to be derived from solar energy for the renewable energy portfolio standard beginning in 2025 and later. | |||
Solar energy compliance fees | SB0357 | HB0511 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy - Compliance Fees | Senator Klausmeier | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Education, Energy, and the Environment | Altering the compliance fee for a shortfall from the required percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources to be derived from solar energy for the renewable energy portfolio standard beginning in 2025 and later. | |||
Residential electric vehicle charging | HB0830 | SB0477 | Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging | Delegate Terrasa | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 582 | Governor | Establishing and altering certain requirements related to the installation of equipment for the charging of electric vehicles during the construction of certain housing units; clarifying that a county or municipal corporation may require a greater number of electric vehicle parking spaces; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to study certain issues related to the installation of electric vehicle parking spaces at multifamily residential buildings and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023; etc. | |||
Residential electric vehicle charging | SB0477 | HB0830 | Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging | Senator Feldman | Not assigned to standing committee | Rules and Executive Nominations | Establishing and altering certain requirements related to the installation of equipment for the charging of electric vehicles during the construction of certain housing units; clarifying that a county or municipal corporation may require a greater number of electric vehicle parking spaces; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to study certain issues related to the installation of electric vehicle parking spaces at multifamily residential buildings and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023; etc. | |||
School solar panels | HB0300 | SB0235 | School Buildings - Solar Technology - Solar Panels on Schools | Delegate Bhandari | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Appropriations | Requiring local school systems, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2034, to consider whether to construct schools with solar panels on the roofs of the schools; and requiring local school systems to provide to the Interagency Commission on School Construction an explanation for a decision not to include solar panels as part of the construction of a school. | |||
School solar panels | SB0235 | HB0300 | School Buildings - Solar and Geothermal Technology | Senator West | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Appropriations | Requiring a county board of education, during the design development phase of the construction or major renovation of a school building, to evaluate the use of solar panels on the roof of the school and geothermal heating and cooling systems; and prohibiting the Interagency Commission on School Construction from delaying the approval of the construction or major renovation of a school building if a county board's evaluation and report have not been submitted in a timely manner. | |||
Solar tax incentive study | SB0469 | Task Force to Study Solar Incentives | Senator Elfreth | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545 | Governor | Establishing the Task Force to Study Solar Incentives to study the types and impact of solar energy incentives and make recommendations regarding measures and incentives needed to ensure that the State meets the solar energy goals established in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard, minority business participation, the creation of good quality jobs, equitable access to renewable energy, and efficient use of land; and requiring the Task Force to submit its report to the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2023. | ||||
Rail investment | HB0074 | SB0412 | Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2023) | Delegate Korman | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Appropriations | Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority and the powers and duties that the Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, has with respect to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of railroad facilities projects; altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include the Executive Director of the Rail Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing a budget plan that exceeds a certain amount; etc. | |||
Rail investment | SB0412 | HB0074 | Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2023) | Senator Rosapepe | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Finance | Establishing the Maryland Rail Authority and the powers and duties that the Rail Authority, acting on behalf of the Department of Transportation, has with respect to the supervision, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of railroad facilities projects; altering the membership of the Maryland Transportation Authority to include the Executive Director of the Rail Authority; prohibiting the Transportation Authority from passing a budget plan that exceeds $2,800,000,000; etc. | |||
Transportation - Equity impacts | HB0341 | Transportation - Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs and Transportation Improvement Programs - Equity Impacts | Delegate Lewis, J. | Hearing Held, no action by committee | Appropriations | Requiring the Department of Transportation to include in the statewide transportation improvement program analyses of how the transportation improvement program my impact low-income communities and minority communities; and requiring a metropolitan planning organization to include in a transportation improvement program analyses of how the transportation improvement program my impact low-income communities and minority communities. | ||||
HOV lanes-plug in hybrids | HB0123 | Vehicle Laws - HOV Lanes - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 121 | Governor | Authorizing certain plug-in electric drive vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicles; requiring the Administration to charge a fee, not to exceed $20, for issuing the permit; and requiring, on or before January 1 each year, a report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of the use of the plug-in electric drive vehicle permits on the operation of HOV lanes. |
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