Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds
Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 389 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Green Building Council, on or before October 1, 2026, to update or develop guidance for the purchase of outdoor lighting fixtures in consideration of certain recommendations; prohibiting State funds from being used to install or replace certain permanent outdoor luminaires for lighting unless certain requirements are met; altering the requirements for the use of State funds for the installation or replacement of certain permanent outdoor luminaires for lighting; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pacelle, Wayne | Animal Wellness Action | Oral |
| FAV | Pacelle, Wayne | Animal Wellness Action | Oral |
| FAV | Scepaniak, Michael | BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Kendra | DarkSky Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guyton, Michele | Delegate Michele Guyton | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guyton, Michele | Delegate Michele Guyton | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Kirsten | Green Towson Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffman, Kirsten | Green Towson Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carr, Al | Private Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fulton, Judith | Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilpers, Michael | Sierra Club MD Chapter | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Joyce, Richard | Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Anderson, Karrington | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |