SB 414

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (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; etc.

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Testimony (152)

MGA witness list

FAV 106FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 17Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DUMAIS, BRIG	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Howard, Bryan	ACEEE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Joshualobbyist	Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Position only
FAV	Wilson, David	Audubon Maryland-DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, David	Audubon Maryland-DC	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	Aiosa, Jenn	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Monica	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goembel, Luke	Central Maryland Beekeepers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robba, Dave	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ludlow, Suzanne	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ludlow, Suzanne	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kyde, Kerrie	Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franchot, Comptroller	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiss, Erica	Erica H. Weiss, Strategic Health Writing/Editing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hemmer, Lisa	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Kirsten	Green Towson Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Richard	GreenGrace	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sundar, Saketh	Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, R Paul	Individual, forest landowner, state resident, taxpayer, and voter	Position only
FAV	Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lacock-Nisly, Jonathan	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barrett, Reese	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meiser, Henry	Maryland Association of Student Councils	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	allen, gary	Maryland Forestry Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taveras, Deni	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Joyce	Montgomery Countryside Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Joyce	Montgomery Countryside Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral
FAV	Little, Kobi	NAACP	Oral
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

ACEEEFAV 1

AIA MarylandFAV 2

Alliance for Automotive InnovationFAV 1

AMENDMENTINFO 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFWA 1

Associated Builders and ContractorsFWA 1INFO 1

Audubon Maryland-DCFAV 2

Audubon Naturalist SocietyFAV 1

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 2

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.FWA 1UNF 1

CCANFAV 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Central Maryland Beekeepers AssociationFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 2

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 2

Chesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationFWA 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Climate Change Working Group of Frederick CountyFAV 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 2

DoTheMostGoodFAV 2

Erica H. Weiss, Strategic Health Writing/EditingFAV 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 1

Green Towson AllianceFAV 1

GreenGraceFAV 1

Howard County Conservancy Student Climate Change InstituteFAV 1

IBEW 26UNF 1

Individual, forest landowner, state resident, taxpayer, and voterFAV 1

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)FAV 2

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #24UNF 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Association of Student CouncilsFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Department of PlanningINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 2

Maryland Forestry FoundationFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSUNF 2

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOUNF 1

MaryPIRG Student Climate Action CoalitionFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MD. Public Service CommissionINFO 1

MDEFWA 1INFO 1

Metropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 2

Montgomery Countryside AllianceFAV 2

Montgomery County ExecutiveFAV 2

N/AFAV 1

NAACPFAV 2

NAIOP-MDUNF 1

Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONINFO 1

Rock Creek ConservancyFAV 1

SalutationFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Sierra Club, Catoctin GroupFAV 1

SMART Transportation DivisionUNF 1

St. Mary's River Watershed AssociationFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

Sunrise Movement Howard CountyFAV 2

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 2

The Climate Reality Baltimore Area ChapterFAV 1

U.S. Green Building CouncilFAV 1FWA 1

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

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of MarylandFAV 1

WGLUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

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

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

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…

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

FWAJackson, MarcusAssociated Builders and ContractorsRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors

FWAPopham, 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…

FWAMurray, DavidChesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationRegistered for: TurningPoint Energy

INFOJackson, MarcusAssociated Builders and ContractorsRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors

INFOLanzarotto, KathrynRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, Inc.

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

Journey

Jan 20First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Jan 28Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs hearingThu, Jan 28, 11:00 AM
Mar 5Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Feb 22Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Feb 24Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 5First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Mar 31Environment and Transportation hearing (House)Wed, Mar 31, 1:30 PM
Apr 9Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 25Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 26Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 26Conference Committee Appointed

Documents

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