Clean Cars Act of 2022
Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (District 15)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Taxes - TransportationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 234 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Grant Program for certain vehicles and equipment to be administered by the Maryland Energy Administration; altering, for certain fiscal years, the vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain electric vehicles; decreasing, from $63,000 to $50,000, for purposes of the electric vehicle excise tax credit, the limitation on the maximum base purchase price of certain electric vehicles; reducing the vehicle excise tax credit for certain electric drive vehicles; etc.
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Testimony (38)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fisher, Joshualobbyist | Alliance for Automotive Innovation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sheltrown, Joel | Arcimoto | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tiburzi, Paullobbyist | DLA Piper US LLP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tiburzi, Paullobbyist | DLA Piper US LLP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Griffin, Kasandra | Forth (a nonprofit focused on electric mobility) | 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 | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-Hidalgolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-Hidalgolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fraser-Hidalgo, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser-Hidalgo, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Matheson, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Werner, Kathleen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Scott | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Fisher, Joshualobbyist | Alliance for Automotive Innovation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sheltrown, Joel | Arcimoto | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Griffin, Kasandra | Forth (a nonprofit focused on electric mobility) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral |
| FWA | Bohle, Matthew | RWL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bohle, Matthew | RWL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Duklewski, John | Transportation Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Czajka, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Erdman, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Simon, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Miller, Kevin Charles | ZEEVIC | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Alliance for Automotive InnovationFAV 1FWA 1
ArcimotoFAV 1FWA 1
DLA Piper US LLPFAV 2
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
Maryland Automobile Dealers AssocationFAV 1FWA 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1FWA 1
RWLFWA 2
USAF VeteranUNF 1
ZEEVICINFO 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation
FAVTiburzi, PaulDLA Piper US LLPRegistered for: Commercial Auctioneers of Maryland; Columbia Association, Inc., The; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Maryland Coalition of Title Insurers; General Motors LLC; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition…
FAVTiburzi, PaulDLA Piper US LLPRegistered for: Commercial Auctioneers of Maryland; Columbia Association, Inc., The; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Maryland Coalition of Title Insurers; General Motors LLC; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition…
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
FWAFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation