HB 864

Enacted

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans

Sponsor: Brian M. Crosby (District 29B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: EnergyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.

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Testimony (122)

MGA witness list

FAV 93FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Kresowik, Mark	American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	BWCUMC Creation Care	Position only
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dyballa, Cindy	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Held, Karl	Climate Coalition Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wharton, Leslie	Elders Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roush, Benjamin	FSi Engineers	Oral
FAV	Roush, Benjamin	FSi Engineers	Oral
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Loll, Michael	Green Team of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duer-Balkind, Marshall	Institute for Market Transformation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duer-Balkind, Marshall	Institute for Market Transformation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Novey, Joelle	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Novey, Joelle	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Thaddeus	Maryland Citizens Climate Lobby	Position only
FAV	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition	Position only
FAV	Grevatt, Jim	Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates	Oral
FAV	N/A, Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate	Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate	Written (PDF)
FAV	N/A, Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate	Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy Climate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Benjamin	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
FAV	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Christopher, Robert	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Climate, Energy & Environment Policy Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Advance MarylandFAV 1

AIA MarylandFAV 2

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 2

American Council for an Energy-Efficient EconomyFAV 1

BGEUNF 4

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 1

CASAFAV 2

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 2

CeresFAV 2

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 2

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationUNF 1

Choptank Electric CooperativeUNF 2

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Climate Coalition Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Dorchester Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Elders Climate ActionFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 2

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

FSi EngineersFAV 2

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 2

Green Team of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic ChurchFAV 1

Institute for Market TransformationFAV 2

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

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1FWA 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 2

Maryland Citizens Climate LobbyFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Energy Efficiency AdvocatesFAV 1

Maryland Health Professionals for Healthy ClimateFAV 2

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland PIRGFAV 2

Maryland Public Service CommissionFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionFAV 1FWA 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 2

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Climate, Energy & Environment Policy CommitteeFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 2

Nature ForwardFAV 1

Office of Delegate Brian CrosbyFAV 2

Office of People's CounselFAV 1FWA 1

Pepco/DPLUNF 2

Perry White Ross & JacobsonUNF 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 2

SELFFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Washington GasUNF 2

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFAV 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVGuitarra, DenisseNature ForwardRegistered for: Nature Forward

FAVRosales, MarianaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVMatthews, MichaelRegistered for: Equinor Wind US

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFJones, BrittanyBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFReed, DytoniaBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFConnelly, ValerieChoptank Electric CooperativeRegistered for: Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.

UNFTroxell, TimothyFirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonRegistered for: FirstEnergy, Corp.

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

UNFGeraldo, ManuelWashington GasRegistered for: Washington Gas Light

Journey

Feb 2First reading in the HouseAssigned to Economic Matters
Feb 29Economic Matters hearingThu, Feb 29, 1:00 PM
Mar 13Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 2Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 4Third reading (House): Passed
Mar 1First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mar 21Education, Energy, and the Environment hearing (Senate)Thu, Mar 21, 1:00 PM
Apr 1Committee report (Senate): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 16Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 17Third reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 17Conference Committee Appointed
Mar 17Enacted as Chapter 539Signing date is not in the MGA feed

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