SB 477

Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public SafetyStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing and altering certain requirements related to the installation of equipment for the charging of electric vehicles during the construction of certain housing units; clarifying that a county or municipal corporation may require a greater number of electric vehicle parking spaces; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to study certain issues related to the installation of electric vehicle parking spaces at multifamily residential buildings and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Fisher, Joshualobbyist	Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Orlan, Craig	American Honda Motor Company	Oral
FAV	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Oral
FAV	Kitzmiller, J Peter	Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation	Oral
FAV	Ditzler, Brian	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Erdman, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Brian	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hartmann, Lanny	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ennis, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FWA	Powell, Michaellobbyist	Gordon Feinblatt, LLC	Oral
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graziano, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland Multi Housing Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral
FWA	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FWA	Roberson, Shatorah	Tesla	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance for Automotive InnovationFAV 1

American Honda Motor CompanyFAV 1

BGEFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Gordon Feinblatt, LLCFWA 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Kress HammenFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Automobile Dealers AssocationFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Multi Housing AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocFWA 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFWA 1

Pepco/DPLFAV 1

TeslaFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

FAVQuinn, JohnBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

FAVKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…

FAVKlase, AnnePepco/DPLRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.

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…

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

FWAGraziano, LaurenMaryland Multi Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association; Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland

FWAAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association