HB 1438

Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024

Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (District 15)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.

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Testimony (43)

MGA witness list

FAV 38FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dyballa, Cindy	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Position only
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	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fleming, Matthew	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Rosales, Marianalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Washington Area Bicyclist Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arney, Cheryl	Individual	Position only
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Brown, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-Hidalgolegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Valory	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fraser-Hidalgo, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Nicholas	Individual	Oral
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Van Hollen, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wald, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Marczyk, Bernielobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CASAFAV 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Washington Area Bicyclist AssociationFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVRosales, MarianaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVGrimes, SethWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association

FAVDeMarco, VincentRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund

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…

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