HB 61

Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing charter counties to provide for the enforcement of local building energy performance laws by imposing civil fines not exceeding $10 per square foot of gross floor area.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hochberg, Adriana	Montgomery County Gov	Oral
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
INFO	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocFWA 1

Montgomery County ExecutiveFAV 1

Montgomery County GovFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVenable, VictoriaChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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