HB 1279

Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Adrian Boafo (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements of buildings and structures meet all water and space heating demands of the building or structure without the use of fossil fuels, meet energy conservation requirements, and meet an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.

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Testimony (86)

MGA witness list

FAV 51FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 31UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	BWCUMC Creation Care	Position only
FAV	Rusteika, Matt	Building Decarbonization Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siglin, Doug	Building a Better Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilcove, Michael	Citizens' Climate Lobby (Maryland)	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	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Wharton, Leslie	Elders Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abubucker, Leo	Electrify Our Future	Oral
FAV	Rhyne, Saan	Electrify Our Future	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roush, Benjamin	FSi Engineers	Oral
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lattimer, Timothy	Howard County Office of Community Sustainability	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	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sherman, Erin	RMI	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Jamal	Rewiring America	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Southerland, Mark	Safe Skies Maryland	Position only
FAV	Shriner, Mariahlobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tilman, Gracie	U.S. Green Building Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Ruth	www.HoCoClimateAction.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arney, Cheryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boafo, Delegate Adrian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Boafo, Delegate Boafolegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Goodrich, David	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goturi, Neal	Individual	Oral
FAV	Greben, Brahnan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Helfrich, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wald, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reed, Dytonialobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Oral
UNF	Baccino, Steve	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Written (PDF)
UNF	Marczyk, Bernielobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	McWilliams, Eric	ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Carvillelobbyist	Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AIA MarylandFAV 1

BGEUNF 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.UNF 1

Building a Better MarylandFAV 1

Building Decarbonization CoalitionFAV 1

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationUNF 1

Citizens' Climate Lobby (Maryland)FAV 1

Climate Coalition Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Elders Climate ActionFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Electrify Our FutureFAV 2

FSi EngineersFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Howard County Office of Community SustainabilityFAV 1

ICSC Maryland Government Relations CommitteeUNF 1

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)FAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform CoalitionUNF 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationFWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

Maryland Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Rewiring AmericaFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

RMIFAV 1

Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1

Sierra Club Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Somerset County GovernmentUNF 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

U.S. Green Building CouncilFAV 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Washington GasUNF 1

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFAV 1

YearFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVShriner, MariahSierra Club Maryland ChapterRegistered for:

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFReed, DytoniaBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

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…

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…

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

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFCollins, CarvilleMaryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform CoalitionRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC…

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

UNFGeraldo, ManuelWashington GasRegistered for: Washington Gas Light