HB 583

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing certain energy conservation requirements for certain buildings by July 1, 2022; establishing a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 5,000,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State by the end of 2030; terminating certain provisions of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (102)

MGA witness list

FAV 70FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 12Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DUMAIS, BRIG	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrell, China	American Communities Trust	Oral
FAV	Castelli, Erin	Anacostia Watershed Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Audubon Naturalist Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aiosa, Jenn	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goembel, Luke	Central Maryland Beekeepers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	L. DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moran, Linda	City of Rockville	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ludlow, Suzanne	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heller, Lynn	Climate Access Fund Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braganca, Meagan	Columbia Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stevens Miller, Susan	Earth Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roush, Benjamin	FSi Engineers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sundar, Saketh	Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barnes, Delegate Darryl	Legislative Black Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barrett, Reese	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Gary	Maryland Forestry Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Kim	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Joyce	Montgomery Countryside Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koob, Michael	Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards (MACS) of Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Bob	St. Mary's River Watershed Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Ted	The Climate Reality Baltimore Area Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Sacoby	University of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Ashley-Williams, Wandralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boesch, Donald	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cardin, Nina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Jana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ferretto, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Finch, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gingold, Janet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glenn, Shari	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

AIA MarylandFAV 1

AMENDMENTINFO 1

American Communities TrustFAV 1

Anacostia Watershed SocietyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFWA 1

Audubon Naturalist SocietyFAV 1

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Baltimore DC Building Trades CouncilUNF 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.UNF 1

CCANFAV 1

Central Maryland Beekeepers AssociationFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Chesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationFWA 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Climate Access Fund CorporationFAV 1

Columbia Democratic ClubFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Earth JusticeFAV 1

FSi EngineersFAV 1

Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change InstituteFAV 1

IBEW 26UNF 1

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)FAV 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #24UNF 1

Legislative Black CaucusFAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Forestry FoundationFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOUNF 1

MaryPIRG Student Climate Action CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MDEINFO 1

Mid Atlantic Propane Gas AssociationINFO 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery Countryside AllianceFAV 1

Montgomery County ExecutiveFAV 1

Montgomery County Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards (MACS) of Frederick CountyFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

NAIOPUNF 1

NAIOP Maryland ChaptersINFO 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

SMART Transportation DivisionUNF 1

St. Mary's River Watershed AssociationFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

The Climate Reality Baltimore Area ChapterFAV 1

UA Local 486/Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOUNF 1

University of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuitarra, DenisseAudubon Naturalist SocietyRegistered for: Nature Forward

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVAshley-Williams, WandraRegistered for: Climate XChange

FAVCowan, EleanorRegistered for: Acusensus; Alley Cat Allies; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (CHESSA); Critical Response Group; Giffords…

UNFGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

UNFAscher, JasonMid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FWAMurray, DavidChesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationRegistered for: TurningPoint Energy

INFOLanzarotto, KathrynRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, Inc.

INFOTeffeau, MatthewRegistered for: ABC Metro Washington; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.