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Registered lobbyist

Josh Tulkin

Sierra Club Maryland Chapter · 301-277-7111 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$165,894
all years on file
Bills testified on
405
417 for · 31 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
29%
128 of 440 decided bills

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Testimony on record

2026 Regular Session33 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 40
Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 345
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 521
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Bill Surcharge - Repeal
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 723
Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 870
Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 897
Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 940
Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 958
Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans
UNFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 990
Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1040
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Mandated Uses - Climate Change Programs
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1104
Residential Solar Energy Systems - Local Inspections and Permitting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1190
Public Utilities - Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exemption
UNFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1253
Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act)
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1268
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1287
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1411
Data Center Planning and Transparency Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1532
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1532
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 2
Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 23
Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 59
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 270
Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 284
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 341
Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 386
Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 590
Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 596
Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 598
Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 622
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Required Uses - Building Electrification and Transportation Electrification
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 780
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 781
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 834
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs, Services, and Plans - Moratorium
UNFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 992
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 84
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 84
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 398
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 505
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1225
Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 395
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 434
Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 908
Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2024 Regular Session19 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 579
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 836
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 842
Environmental Justice - Investment in Infrastructure Construction Projects
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 864
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 864
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 956
Public-Private Partnership (P3) Oversight and Accountability Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1008
Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1070
Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls - Collection and Use (Maryland Toll Rate Reform Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1215
Transportation Financing - Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee (Transportation Funding Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1284
Wetlands and Waterways Program - Stream Restoration Projects
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 474
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024)
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 548
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 681
Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 783
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
FAVMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 826
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 841
Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirements (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024)
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 943
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 969
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 1063
Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2023 Regular Session27 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 79
Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023
FAVPDFSierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 191
Income Tax - Payments of Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts - Addition Modification
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 191
Income Tax - Payments of Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts - Addition Modification
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 230
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 312
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Not Subject to Inspection - Fee
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 422
Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 550
Maryland Energy Administration – Energy Programs – Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act)
FWAMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 631
Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 819
Montgomery County - Off-Street Parking Requirements Near Mass Transit Stations MC/PG 106-23
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 891
Independent Study of the Public Service Commission (PSC Study Act of 2023)
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 904
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements (Energy Savings Act)
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1008
Maryland Energy Administration - Electric Bicycle Rebate Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1035
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans and Green and Healthy Task Force
UNFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1052
Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Scoring
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1125
Transit - Grant Funding for Local Service - Alterations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1201
Public-Private Partnerships
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 144
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 224
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 250
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 548
Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 590
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 613
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 663
Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 689
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 692
Income Tax - Credit for Purchase of Zero-Emission and Hybrid Mobile Machinery
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 697
Energy Storage – Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program – Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 905
Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2022 Regular Session133 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 7
Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation (Sherry’s and Christopher’s Law)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 10
Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 15
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 18
Maryland Paint Stewardship
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 43
Department of General Services – Energy–Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 43
Department of General Services – Energy–Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 46
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Not Subject to Inspection – Fee
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 53
Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 53
Vehicle Laws - Dedicated Bus Lanes - Prohibition and Monitoring Systems
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 60
Environment – New Motor Vehicles – Pollution Fee
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 61
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 64
State Highways – Designated Shoulder Areas – Establishment and Use by Transit Buses
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 94
State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 94
State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 100
Sustainable Maryland Program Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 131
Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 133
Environment - Sealant Products - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 135
Environment – Single–Use Plastics – Restrictions
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 141
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 144
Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 150
Public Schools - Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 151
Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 156
Local Governments – Urban Agricultural Incentive Zones – Authorization
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 157
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 184
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 217
Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 254
State Highway Administration - Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities - Infrastructure Review (Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 275
Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 307
Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 326
State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 329
Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 362
Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 13-22
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 371
Environment - Salt Applicator Certification Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 387
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 402
Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 403
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Employee-Owned Businesses
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 404
Vehicle Laws - Speed Limits - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 404
Vehicle Laws - Speed Limits - Establishment
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 438
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Funding Formulas - Alteration (WMATA Dedicated Funding Amendment Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 500
Dredging on Man–O–War Shoals – Prohibition
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 507
Environment - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Environmental Justice Considerations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 531
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 540
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 562
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 566
School Construction – Design Documents – Waste Disposal Infrastructure
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 566
School Construction – Design Documents – Waste Disposal Infrastructure
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 569
Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 570
Pesticides – Mosquito Control Products and PFAS Chemicals
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 596
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 632
Baltimore East–West Corridor – Transit Study – Requirements
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 632
Baltimore East–West Corridor – Transit Study – Requirements
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 656
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2022
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 700
Environment – Products and Packaging – Labeling, Marketing, and Advertising for Recycling
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 708
Comprehensive Climate Solutions
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 708
Comprehensive Climate Solutions
FWAMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 710
Equitable and Inclusive Transit–Oriented Development Enhancement Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 716
Patuxent River Commission - Membership
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 727
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 729
Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 778
Transportation - Investment Program - MARC Rail Service (Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 784
Department of Natural Resources - Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 784
Department of Natural Resources - Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 798
Community Healthy Air Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 801
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement - Surcharge and Plans (STRIDE Act of 2022)
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 806
Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 813
Montgomery County – Speed and School Bus Monitoring Systems MC 03–22
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 829
Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 831
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 869
Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 880
Environment - Impact of Actions on Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 882
Natural Resources – Pocomoke River Wildland – Alteration of Boundaries
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 884
State Conservation Land - Old-Growth Forests - Management
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 894
Transportation Electrification and Modernization (TEAM) Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1031
Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1070
Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On–Farm Composting and Compost Use
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1146
Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1226
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1239
Environment - Plastic and Glass Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1263
Environment – Office on Climate Change – Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 1324
Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1391
Clean Cars Act of 2022
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1391
Clean Cars Act of 2022
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1419
Highways - Proposed Expressway Expansion - Rail Evaluation
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 7
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 7
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 14
Sustainable Maryland Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 23
Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 25
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry's and Christian's Law)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 61
Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 81
Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 104
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Not Subject to Inspection - Fee
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 110
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Generating Capacity
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 121
Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program - Alterations and Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 124
Public Schools – Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 126
Environment - New Motor Vehicles - Pollution Fee
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 128
Charles County - Program Open Space - Waldorf Core Zone
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 143
Maryland Paint Stewardship
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 146
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 163
Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 163
Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 221
Department of the Environment – Enforcement Authority
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 228
Maryland Corps Program – Revisions
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 229
Environment – On–Farm Composting Facilities – Permit Exemption
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 268
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 273
Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 292
Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 321
Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 337
Motor Fuel Tax Rates – Consumer Price Index Adjustment – Repeal
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 358
Public Financing Act – State Senate and House of Delegates
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 359
State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 367
Patuxent River Commission - Membership
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 372
Environment - Sealant Products - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 383
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 418
Energy Generation Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 423
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement - Surcharge and Plans (STRIDE Act of 2022)
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
SB 437
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 463
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Funding Formulas – Alteration (WMATA Dedicated Funding Amendment Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 471
Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 514
Transportation - Investment Program - MARC Rail Service (Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 516
Equitable and Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development Enhancement Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 528
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 541
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 552
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 683
Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 686
Department of the Environment - Study on Environmental Impacts of Lead-Based Fuel Use by Aviation Industry
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 687
Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 783
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 791
Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 874
State Highway Administration - Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities - Infrastructure Review (Vision Zero Implementation Act of 2022)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 880
Safe Access for All (SAFE) Roads Act of 2022
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 945
Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study
INFOPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 948
Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SJ 6
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission - Atlantic Menhaden - Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2021 Regular Session161 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 7
Venison Donation Expenses - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 7
Venison Donation Expenses - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 20
Maryland Stadium Authority – Applicability of Prevailing Wage
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 21
Environment – Recycling – Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 22
Environment - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions and Requirements
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 30
Office of People's Counsel - Alterations (Office of People's Counsel Environmental Reform Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 30
Office of People's Counsel - Alterations (Office of People's Counsel Environmental Reform Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 33
Climate Crisis and Education Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 36
Environment – Packaging, Containers, and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 37
Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 40
Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 44
Clean Cars Act of 2021
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 44
Clean Cars Act of 2021
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 63
State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 66
Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 67
I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 69
Environment - Single-Use Plastics - Restrictions
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 70
Energy Efficiency - Net-Zero Homes - Contract Preferences
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 77
Environment - Driveway Sealers - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 77
Environment - Driveway Sealers - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 80
Department of Transportation - Urban Tree Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 82
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 84
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 86
Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings - Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 92
Procurement - Invasive Plant Species - Prohibition on Use of State Funds
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 92
Procurement - Invasive Plant Species - Prohibition on Use of State Funds
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 97
Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 99
Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 110
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 114
Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 116
Transportation – I–270 Commuter Bus Route Study
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 118
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 127
Maryland Paint Stewardship
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 127
Maryland Paint Stewardship
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 174
Public Utilities – Investor–Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 220
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 222
Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 236
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 236
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 248
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Rights and Restrictions - Composting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 248
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Rights and Restrictions - Composting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 264
Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 280
Maryland Recycling Act - Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities - Alterations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 284
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 284
Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 295
Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 298
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 314
Plastic Bag Reduction Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 317
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 317
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 322
Real Property - Restrictions on Use - Low-Impact Landscaping
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 322
Real Property - Restrictions on Use - Low-Impact Landscaping
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 332
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 334
Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 376
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 379
Public Utilities – Low–Income Housing – Energy Performance Targets
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 391
Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 458
Program Open Space - Local Projects - Visitor Behavior Policies
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 464
Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Mandatory Referral Review MC/PG 101–21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 464
Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Mandatory Referral Review MC/PG 101–21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 469
State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 480
Vehicle Laws – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 480
Vehicle Laws – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 485
Public-Private Partnerships and the Collection of Video Tolls
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 494
Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Excessive Speeding
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 503
Environment - Office on Climate Change - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 507
Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 520
State Buildings – Geothermal Energy Systems – Requirement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 562
Montgomery County – Speed Limits – Establishment MC 02–21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 562
Montgomery County – Speed Limits – Establishment MC 02–21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 569
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Limit
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 581
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 583
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 592
State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 613
Prince George’s County – Coal– and Gas–Fired Generating Stations – Prohibitions (Prince George’s County Stop Environmentally Unjust Coal and Gas Plants Act of 2021) PG 410–21
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 615
Natural Resources - Sunday Deer Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones - Prince George's County PG 402-21
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 636
School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 655
Local Elections - County Commissioner and County Boards of Education - District Voting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 655
Local Elections - County Commissioner and County Boards of Education - District Voting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 655
Local Elections - County Commissioner and County Boards of Education - District Voting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 668
Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation (Sherry’s and Ryan’s Law)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 704
Land Use – Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Siting (Maryland Stop the Maglev Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 705
Transportation – I–270 and I–495 – Prohibition on Toll Lanes (Stop Unnecessary Toll Lanes Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 739
Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 767
Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 22-21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 768
Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 768
Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 777
Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 784
Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 784
Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 807
Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 832
Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 832
Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 857
Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody and Reuse
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 875
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 980
Prince George's County - Public Ethics - Payments and Transfer and Zone Intensification Requests PG 416-21
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 980
Prince George's County - Public Ethics - Payments and Transfer and Zone Intensification Requests PG 416-21
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 991
Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1005
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Number Required
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1047
Mail–In Voting Enhancement Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 1047
Mail–In Voting Enhancement Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
HB 1048
Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 1099
Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund and Study
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1114
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1114
Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1133
Tree Planting – Urban Trees Program and Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1146
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattresses and Box Springs
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1204
Equity in Transportation Sector – Guidelines and Analyses (Transportation Equity Analyses and Assurances Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1345
Mail-In Voting - Certification of Assistance, Design of Materials, and Ballot Curing
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 35
Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Applicability
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 53
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 65
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 66
Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 76
Climate Crisis and Education Act
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 77
Energy Efficiency - Net-Zero Homes - Contract Preferences
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 83
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 95
Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 97
Purple Line Marketing Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 97
Purple Line Marketing Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 119
Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 137
Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 144
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 151
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 152
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund – Use of Funds and Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credits
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 153
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 178
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Search Warrants and Inspection of Records Relating to Police Misconduct (Anton's Law)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 179
Distracted Driving Monitoring Systems - Authorization
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 188
State Finance – Prohibited Appropriations – Magnetic Levitation Transportation System
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 195
Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 199
Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 200
Natural Resources - Organized Killing Contests - Restriction
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
SB 223
Plastic Bag Reduction Act
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 224
Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 227
Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 228
Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings - Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act)
FWAPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 293
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 304
Maryland Recycling Act - Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities - Alterations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 304
Maryland Recycling Act - Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities - Alterations
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 315
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 330
State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 337
Vehicle Laws - Reckless Driving - Excessive Speeding
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 359
Department of Transportation - Urban Tree Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 361
Public–Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 368
Speed Monitoring Systems – Municipal Corporations – Authorization
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 407
Electricity – Net Energy Metering – Limit
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 412
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 414
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubPassed both chambers
SB 417
Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubVetoed
SB 462
Public Utilities - Low-Income Housing - Energy Performance Targets
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 483
Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 486
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 495
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 518
Environment – Office on Climate Change – Establishment
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 524
Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 546
School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 549
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Biomass Systems
UNFPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 683
Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 716
Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 843
I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021)
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 869
Statewide Transit Plan – Western Maryland MARC Rail Extension Study
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
SJ 6
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Atlantic Menhaden – Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing
FAVPDFMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
2020 Regular Session68 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 13
Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 98
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 103
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 109
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Rapid Health Impact Assessment and Final Action
FAVPDFSierra Club - MD ChapterDid not advance
HB 111
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act
FWAPDFDid not advance
HB 179
Maryland Recycling Act - Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities - Alterations
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 192
Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2020)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 232
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Reporting, Membership, and Sunset Extension
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 292
Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 296
Environment - Single-Use Plastic Straws - Use in a Food Service Business
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 336
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 354
Solid Waste Management - Personal Cleansing Products Provided at Lodging Establishments - Prohibition
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 359
Clean Cars Act of 2020 – Extension, Funding, and Reporting
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 363
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES)
UNFPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 368
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 438
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 457
Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Testing for Elevated Level of Lead
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 531
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 531
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 561
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 589
Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 614
State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act)
FAVPDFSierra Club - Maryland ChapterDid not advance
HB 687
Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 748
Transportation - Kim Lamphier Bikeways Network Program
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubEnacted
HB 772
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FAVPDFSierra Club Maryland ChapterDid not advance
HB 854
Department of the Environment - Nontidal Wetlands - Study of Vernal Pools
FAVSierra ClubWithdrawn
HB 876
Transportation - Purple Line Marketing Program (Purple Line Marketing Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 919
Coal - Tax Credits and Exemption - Repeal
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 969
Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Credit for Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal - Extension
UNFPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 987
Environment - Recycling - Hotels
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1048
Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1098
Use of Public Funds – Playground and Athletic Field Surfaces – Authorizations, Preferences, and Prohibitions (Safe and Healthy Fields Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1159
Central Maryland Regional Transit Plan and Commission - Alterations
FAVMD Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1223
Clean Cars Act of 2020
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1236
Transit - Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train - Expansion of Service
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubVetoed
HB 1316
Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1424
Public-Private Partnerships - Process and Oversight
FAVSierra Club MDDid not advance
HB 1424
Public-Private Partnerships - Process and Oversight
FAVPDFDid not advance
HB 1475
School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1490
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets (Clean Buildings Jobs Act of 2020)
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1543
Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
HB 1547
Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Producer Responsibility
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 28
Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 168
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 265
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES)
UNFPDFSIERRA CLUBDid not advance
SB 277
Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting
FWAPDFSIERRA CLUBDid not advance
SB 281
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
FWAPDFEnacted
SB 315
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 331
Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition
UNFPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 371
Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Testing for Elevated Level of Lead
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 424
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 424
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 424
Maryland Transit Administration - Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 478
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FAVPDFSierra Club- MD ChapterDid not advance
SB 512
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 538
Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Preservation of Environmental Quality and the Climate
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 560
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 597
Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubEnacted
SB 656
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 686
Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports
FAVSIERRA CLUBDid not advance
SB 734
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act
FWAPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 774
Health Services Cost Review Commission – Community Benefits – Reporting
FAVsierra clubEnacted
SB 840
Environment - Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Definition
UNFPDFSierra ClubEnacted
SB 865
Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Credit for Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal - Extension
UNFPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 902
Coal – Tax Credits and Exemption – Repeal
FAVPDFMaryland Sierra ClubDid not advance
SB 902
Coal – Tax Credits and Exemption – Repeal
FAVSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 912
Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act
FWAPDFSierra ClubDid not advance
SB 992
School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act)
FAVPDFSierra ClubDid not advance