SB 743

Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Leonard, Victoria	Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, LiUNA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lobos, Sandra	CASA	Oral
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Schmitt, Katlyn	Center for Progressive Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Climate Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Consulting by JLG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tom	IBEW 26	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Monroe, Patricia	South Lawn Citizens Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FWA	Wilson, Sacoby	University of Maryland	Oral
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
INFO	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, LiUNAFAV 1

CASAFAV 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate PartnersFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Consulting by JLGFAV 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 1

IBEW 26FAV 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocUNF 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Senate of MarylandFAV 1

South Lawn Citizens AssociationFAV 1

University of MarylandFWA 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuido, JeffryConsulting by JLGRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

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