SB 149

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 78FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith-Hams, Taylor	350.org	Position only
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunt, Ethan	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckenrode, John	CCAN Action Fund Volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mascioli, William	CCAN Volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dyballa, Cindy	City of Takoma Park	Oral + 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	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Environental Justice Ministry Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church	Position only
FAV	Aguilar, Jorgelobbyist	Food & Water Watch	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	N/A, Healthy Climate Maryland	Healthy Climate Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orozco, Andrea	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Crump, Patrick	MEPPN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Magruder, Katherine	Maryland Clean Energy Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wenger, Katie	Maryland Just Power Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
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	Taylor, Caroline	Montogmery Countryside Alliance	Position only
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ong, Kimberly	Natural Resources Defense Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, Angie	Nature Forward	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller	Written (PDF)
FAV	Habib, Imanlobbyist	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sorce, Dona	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, Benjamin	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shriner, Mariahlobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reeves, Joy	The Rachel Carson Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Cynthia	Third Act MD	Position only
FAV	Wald, Robert	Third Act Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
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	Cheston, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Ashtonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

350.orgFAV 1

Advanced Energy UnitedFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

CCAN Action Fund VolunteerFAV 1

CCAN VolunteerFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 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

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Environental Justice Ministry Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist ChurchFAV 1

Food & Water WatchFAV 1

Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Healthy Climate MarylandFAV 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesUNF 1

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

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

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

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Clean Energy CenterFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Just Power AllianceFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFWA 1

MEPPNFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Montogmery Countryside AllianceFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Natural Resources Defense CouncilFAV 1

Nature ForwardFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Office of the ComptrollerFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Quaker Voice of MarylandFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

Sierra Club Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

The Rachel Carson CouncilFAV 1

Third Act MarylandFAV 1

Third Act MDFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

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

FAVAguilar, JorgeFood & Water WatchRegistered for: Food & Water Watch

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVHabib, ImanProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FAVShriner, MariahSierra Club Maryland ChapterRegistered for:

FAVDeLong, AshtonRegistered for: MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society; Maryland Neurosurgical Society, Inc.

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…

UNFPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

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