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HB 740

EnactedCrossfile SB 566
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State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Climate Risk - Fiduciary Duties

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - Pensions and RetirementStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a fiduciary of the State Retirement and Pension System to consider certain climate risks on the System's assets; requiring a climate risk assessment to include a certain review of the System's investment portfolio to determine the level of climate risk across certain sectors and asset classes, identification of investment opportunities in certain energy sectors, a process for regular reassessment of certain impact of climate risk, and utilization of the best data and practices for climate risk analyses; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWeisner, Jeffrey350MoCoOral
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionOral
FAVmiller, alanN/AOral
FAVDelegate Lierman, Delegate LiermanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDeutschmann, RichardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLierman, BrookeIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FWAYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingWritten (PDF)
INFOPalmer, AndrewMaryland State Retirement AgencyWritten (PDF)
INFONoven, MartinMaryland State Retirement and Pension SystemOral
INFOGawthrop, AnneState Retirement and Pension SystemOral

Organizations on record