SB 256

Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting

Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering an annual compliance fee paid by certain owners of covered buildings under certain circumstances to include the energy use attributable to the building's failure to meet certain energy targets; requiring certain regulations to include a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; and requiring the Department of the Environment to deposit alternative compliance fees into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 24Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Oral
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	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	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lessans, Mark	Johnson Controls	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Monger, Jon	Montgomery County Maryland Department of Environmental Protection	Oral
FAV	Shriner, Mariahlobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Position only
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Green, Freshiya	Atlantic Realty Group	Oral
UNF	Starke, James	Best Western Plus BWI Airport - Arundel Mills	Oral
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Waitlevertch, Scottlobbyist	Columbia Gas of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Desrouleaux, Sasha	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Todd, Brandonlobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
UNF	CARRICK, SHARON	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Prentice, Amylobbyist	AstraZeneca	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Briemann, Rick	Atlantic Realty Group	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	LAROSSA, ROBERT	ELIZABETH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anderegg, Jeanne	Grosvenor Park III Condominium	Oral
FWA	Majersik, Clifford	Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Weber, Leslielobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lieberman, Jim	Leisure World	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hoagland, Chris	Maryland Department of the Environment	Oral
FWA	Lamb, Rachel	Maryland Department of the Environment	Oral
FWA	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	The Apartment and Building Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bley, Zachary	The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation	Oral
FWA	Hamilton, Miriam	The Promenade Towers	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lanciano, Luke	The Tower Companies	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AIA MarylandFWA 1

AstraZenecaFWA 1

Atlantic Realty GroupFWA 1UNF 1

Best Western Plus BWI Airport - Arundel MillsUNF 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.UNF 1

CASAFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Columbia Gas of MarylandUNF 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

ELIZABETH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONFWA 1

Environental Justice Ministry Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist ChurchFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Grosvenor Park III CondominiumFWA 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesUNF 1

Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)FWA 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFWA 1

Johnson ControlsFAV 1

Leisure WorldFWA 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 3

Maryland Energy AdministrationFWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Maryland Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

National AquariumFWA 1

Prince George's County GovernmentUNF 1

Sierra Club Maryland ChapterFAV 1

The Apartment and Building AssociationFWA 1

The Johns Hopkins Health System CorporationFWA 1

The Promenade TowersFWA 1

The Tower CompaniesFWA 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemFWA 1

Washington GasUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVShriner, MariahSierra Club Maryland ChapterRegistered for:

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…

UNFWaitlevertch, ScottColumbia Gas of MarylandRegistered for: Columbia Gas of Maryland

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

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

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

UNFRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

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

UNFTodd, BrandonWashington GasRegistered for:

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWAPrentice, AmyAstraZenecaRegistered for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

FWAWeber, LeslieJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FWAMehu, NatashaMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FWAPipkin, MatthewMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

FWAOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FWAAnleu, BrianThe Apartment and Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association

FWAAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association

FWAWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…