HB 66

Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act)

Sponsor: Brian Chisholm (District 31)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor to withdraw the State from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableUNF 23UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pavlak, Alex	Future of Energy Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chisholm, Brian	Maryland State Delegate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Chisholm, Delegate Chisholmlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Position only
UNF	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Position only
UNF	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Position only
UNF	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
UNF	Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	Position only
UNF	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
UNF	Magruder, Katherine	Maryland Clean Energy Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pacheco, Vincent	Maryland Department of Energy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Christopher, Robert	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Climate, Energy & Environment Policy Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
UNF	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Position only
UNF	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
UNF	Durholz, Marlene	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ferrell, Valerie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kabara, Ilona	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Outten, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Morabito, Jake	American Legislative Exchange Council	Oral
INFO	Daniecki, Rudolph "Pumpkin Rudy"	Cousin Wreckers and Towers LLC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

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

HB 66

What this bill does

Testimony (33)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified