SB 14

Sustainable Maryland Program and Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 354 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Sustainable Maryland Program; establishing the Sustainable Maryland Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to expand and enhance Sustainable Maryland's promotion and support of communities in Maryland in the effort to realize environmental, economic, and social sustainability; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, to provide an appropriation of $500,000 to the Fund; etc.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lonergan-Seeger, Tom	City of Gaithersburg	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashman, Jud	City of Gaithersburg, Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Emmett	City of Greenbelt	Oral
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramotnik, Sara	Eastern Shore Land Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Goodall, Jacqueline	Maryland Black Mayors, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lifsey, Sarah	Mount Rainier Green Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunninghake, Mike	Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunninghake, Mike	Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dewey, Amanda	Town of Berwyn Heights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cotting, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elfreth, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Schulze, Dana	USAF Veteran	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

City of GaithersburgFAV 1

City of Gaithersburg, MarylandFAV 1

City of GreenbeltFAV 1

City of SalisburyFAV 2

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Eastern Shore Land ConservancyFAV 1

Maryland Black Mayors, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Mount Rainier Green TeamFAV 1

Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center (UMD)FAV 2

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Town of Berwyn HeightsFAV 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

Journey

Jan 12First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Feb 9Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs hearingWed, Feb 9, 1:00 PM
Mar 14Committee report: Favorable
Mar 3Second reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 5Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 11First reading in the HouseAssigned to Appropriations
Apr 4Appropriations hearing (House)Mon, Apr 4, 1:00 PM
Apr 9Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Apr 2Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Apr 4Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Apr 4Concurred
Apr 4Enacted as Chapter 354Signing date is not in the MGA feed

Documents

Same bill, other years

2020 SB 737Did not advance
2020 HB 1520Did not advance

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