SB 958

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

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (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 the effects of climate change; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Scherlinder Dobb, Fred	Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation	Oral
FAV	Swanson, Taylor	Assateague Coastal Trust	Position only
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral
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	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	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	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Herrera, Cynthia	Green and Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Rosales, Marianalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Nicholas	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
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	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Adat Shalom Reconstructionist CongregationFAV 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1

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 Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Green and Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

SELFFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVRosales, MarianaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

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