SB 528

Enacted

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.

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Testimony (187)

MGA witness list

FAV 54FavorableFWA 64Favorable with amendmentsUNF 53UnfavorableINFO 16Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral
FAV	Gramp, Kathleen	Advocates for Herring Bay	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schlosberg, Claudia	Castle Consulting	Position only
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Elise	Chesapeake Physicians for Social responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Elise	Chesapeake Physicians for Social responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Donnell Newton, Bridget	City of Rockville	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Jamal	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Jamal	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cowan, Eleanorlobbyist	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiss, Erica	Erica H. Weiss, Strategic Health Writing/Editing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hemmer, Lisa	Glen Echo Heights Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Kirsten	Green Towson Alliance	Written (PDF)
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	miller, deborahlobbyist	JCRC of Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hitchcock, Jeanne	Johns Hopkins University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glenn, Shari	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	MD Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jeffries, Nina	MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Magruder, Katherine	Maryland Clean Energy Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Magruder, Katherine	Maryland Clean Energy Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinsky, Paul	Maryland Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinsky, Paul	Maryland Senate	Oral
FAV	Saines, Koran	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fine, Maureen	Salutation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jankowski, Joseph	Select...	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodwin, Peter	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boesch, Donald	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Loll, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt-Perkins, Dru	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sorce, Dona	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wyatt, Alexandra	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Saulters, Stuart	American Public Gas Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Case, Mark	BGE	Oral
UNF	Dickens, Derrick	BGE	Oral
UNF	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Baltimore DC Building Trades Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Burch, Donald	Burch Oil & Burch Propane	Oral

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Organizations on record

ACEEEFWA 1

Advocates for Herring BayFAV 1

AIA MarylandFAV 1

American Public Gas AssociationUNF 1

Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1

Audubon Naturalist SocietyFWA 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFWA 1

Baltimore DC Building Trades CouncilUNF 1

BGEUNF 2

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

Burch Oil & Burch PropaneUNF 1

Burch Oil & PropaneUNF 3

Callahan's Gas Inc.UNF 1

Castle ConsultingFAV 1

CCANFWA 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFWA 1

Central Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1FWA 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social responsibilityFAV 2

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationUNF 1

City of RockvilleFAV 1

City of SalisburyFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Clean Fuels Alliance AmericaFWA 2

Climate Access Fund CorporationFWA 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFWA 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFWA 2

Climate XChangeFWA 1

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsUNF 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFWA 1

Erica H. Weiss, Strategic Health Writing/EditingFAV 1

FSi EngineersFWA 1

Glen Echo Heights MobilizationFAV 1

Gordon Feinblatt, LLCFWA 1UNF 1

Gragg Cardona PartnersFWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 2

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 2

Green Towson AllianceFAV 1

HJMFWA 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFWA 1

Interagency Commission on School ConstructionINFO 1

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

JCRC of Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

Johns HopkinsINFO 1

Johns Hopkins UniversityFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

MAPDA & MAPGAUNF 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 2

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1UNF 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Clean Energy CenterFAV 2

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFWA 3

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFWA 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland PSCINFO 1

Maryland RealtorsUNF 1

Maryland SenateFAV 2

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOINFO 1

MaryPIRG Student Climate Action CoalitionFAV 1

MD Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

MD RealtorsUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocUNF 1

MD. Public Service CommissionINFO 2

MDEFWA 1

Metropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFWA 2

MMHAFWA 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

Montgomery County Govt.FWA 1

NAACPFAV 1

Old Dominion Electric CooperativeINFO 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerUNF 2

Perry White Ross & JacobsonFWA 1

Plumbers and Gas Fitters UA Local #5UNF 1

Prince George's County Department of EnvironmentFWA 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFWA 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 2

SalutationFAV 1

Select...FAV 1

sjjohnsonUNF 1

Somerset County GovernmentUNF 1

Stuck Enterprises, Inc (Oakland Oil & Propane)UNF 1

Suburban PropaneFWA 1

Superior FireplaceUNF 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFWA 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 2

Tri-Gas & Oil Co. Inc.UNF 1

Tri-Gas & Oil Co., Inc.UNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFWA 1

University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemINFO 1

UULM-MDFAV 1FWA 1

Venable LLPUNF 2

Washington GasUNF 7

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVCowan, EleanorCompass AdvocacyRegistered for: Acusensus; Alley Cat Allies; American Society of Travel Advisors, Inc; Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (CHESSA); Critical Response Group; Giffords…

FAVmiller, deborahJCRC of Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

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…

UNFMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

UNFMarczyk, BernieCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Adobe Inc.; American Petroleum Institute; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees…

UNFPowell, MichaelGordon Feinblatt, LLCRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…

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

UNFAscher, JasonMid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486

UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFquinn, brianVenable LLPRegistered for: AES Warrior Run; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation; Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd.…

UNFReed, Dytonia ReedWashington GasRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

UNFBradley, ErinRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

UNFWashington, CharlesRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

FWAGuitarra, DenisseAudubon Naturalist SocietyRegistered for: Nature Forward

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…

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

FWAPowell, MichaelGordon Feinblatt, LLCRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…

FWAMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

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

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

FWARehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FWAWhite, JoshPerry White Ross & JacobsonRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…

FWAEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FWAFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…

FWAFredriksson, RyanRegistered for: National Aquarium

FWAGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

FWAPhillips, BradRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Colleges

INFOMassoni, JennaRegistered for: ZeroEyes; Heritage Memorial Cemetery; Maryland Farm Bureau; Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.; ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter (ALSA); Alorica…

INFOSimpson, MauriceRegistered for: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC

Journey

Jan 28First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Feb 15Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs hearingTue, Feb 15, 1:00 PM
Mar 9Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Feb 28Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 2Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 10First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Mar 24Environment and Transportation hearing (House)Thu, Mar 24, 1:00 PM
Mar 28Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 20Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 21Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 21Concurred
Mar 21Enacted as Chapter 38Signing date is not in the MGA feed

Documents

Same bill, other years

2021 HB 583Did not advance
2021 SB 414Passed both chambers

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