SB 116

Withdrawn

Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a State agency to provide certain climate and sustainability information on submission of a contract award recommendation to the Board of Public Works for architectural and engineering service, construction, energy performance, general miscellaneous, and landlord lease and tenant lease contracts; requiring liaisons to the Board to ensure compliance; and requiring the climate and sustainability information to be placed on the Board agenda.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pugh, Bill	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Comptroller of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	Position only
FAV	Stein, Martin	Jewish Community Relations Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crump, Patrick	MEPPN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dreisch, Susan	Moms for Liberty	Position only
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Position only
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Thompson, Kathleen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Howard County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kouadio, Michele	A Mother's Cry	Position only
INFO	Woolums, John	DGS	Written (PDF)
INFO	McPherson, Lydia	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

A Mother's CryINFO 1

AIA MarylandFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

Comptroller of MDFAV 1

DGSINFO 1

Howard County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

IndivisibleHoCoMDFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFWA 1

MEPPNFAV 1

MGA- Senator HettlemanFAV 1

Moms for LibertyFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

UNFGriffin, AndrewHoward County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…