Organization on the record
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Bills
134
127 for · 11 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
23%
30 of 132 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session27 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 66 Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act) | UNFPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 87 Income Tax - Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 345 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 521 Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Bill Surcharge - Repeal | UNF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 540 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 572 Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 817 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects - Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies | FAVPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 870 Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 940 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 958 Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans | UNFPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 967 Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection | UNF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1195 Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1516 Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWAPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWAPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1561 Electricity Generation and Storage - Investor-Owned Electric Companies and Front-of-the-Meter Storage (Affordable Energy Act) | UNFPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 23 Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 201 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 270 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | UNFPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 341 Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 622 Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Required Uses - Building Electrification and Transportation Electrification | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 625 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects - Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies | FAVPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 780 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did 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) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 841 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWAPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 911 Environment - Weather Engineering - Prohibition | UNF | Scott, Quentin | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session28 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 42 On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 84 Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 121 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 128 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 220 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 340 Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 398 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 960 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act) | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 973 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1035 Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) | UNFPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1037 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 1176 Motor Vehicles - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles in HOV Lane - Termination Date | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1225 Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1258 Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2025) | UNF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1457 Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles - Highway Use Fees | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 10 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 134 Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 149 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 256 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 523 State Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 685 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 756 Electric Companies, Gas Companies, Gas and Electric Companies, and Water Companies - Periodic Audits | FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 818 Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 998 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 166 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 170 State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System | UNFPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 397 Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAV | DeMarco, Jamie | Enacted |
| HB 660 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 864 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Enacted |
| HB 1008 Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 1193 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products | FWAPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 1279 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 1438 Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 1 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FAV | DeMarco, Jamie | Enacted |
| SB 146 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 169 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 548 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 958 Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 1023 Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 718 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 793 Offshore Wind Energy – State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Passed both chambers |
| HB 904 Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements (Energy Savings Act) | FAV | Scott, Quentin | Did not advance |
| HB 908 Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | FAVPDF | Scott, Quentin | Enacted |
| HB 915 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 103 Income Tax – Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit | FAV | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 144 Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing | FAV | Scott, Quentin | Vetoed |
| SB 186 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 224 Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Enacted |
| SB 250 Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 590 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 689 Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements | FAV | Scott, Quentin | Did not advance |
| SB 781 Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Enacted |
| SB 843 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 905 Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FWAPDF | Scott, Quentin | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session39 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 10 Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions) | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 11 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Tier 1 Renewable Source – Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2022) | FAV | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 31 Maryland Energy Administration – Resiliency Hub Grant Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 46 Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Not Subject to Inspection – Fee | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 58 Income Tax - Credit for Energy Efficiency Upgrades - Passive Houses | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 61 Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Building Performance Laws (Building Energy Performance Standards Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 88 Electric Distribution System Planning and Required Labor Standards | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 150 Public Schools - Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 171 Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act | FAV | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 363 Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 706 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 708 Comprehensive Climate Solutions | FWAPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 729 Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| HB 757 Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Teams and Sports – Designation Based on Biological Sex (Save Women’s Sports Act) | UNFPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 806 Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects | FWAPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 814 Environment – Statewide Green Business Certification Program | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 831 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings | FWAPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 880 Environment - Impact of Actions on Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 936 Blue Ribbon Community Solar Land Use Commission | FAV | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1083 County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| HB 1146 Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| HB 1250 Task Force to Study Solar Energy Incentives | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1324 Transportation - Maryland Rail Authority - Establishment (Maryland Rail Investment Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| SB 45 Income Tax - Credit for Energy Efficiency Upgrades - Passive Houses | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 61 Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act Revisions) | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 104 Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Not Subject to Inspection - Fee | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 135 Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act | FAV | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 221 Department of the Environment – Enforcement Authority | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 246 Environment - Salt Applicator Certification Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 256 Maryland Energy Administration – Resiliency Hub Grant Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 308 Environment - Statewide Green Business Certification Program | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| SB 334 Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Energy Workgroup and Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses Study | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 471 Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act | FAVPDF | M Douglas, Davonte | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Public Utilities - Energy Distribution Planning and Required Labor Standards | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 630 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience | FAVPDF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 683 Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup | FAVPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 583 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| HB 768 Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21 | FAVPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1007 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems | FAVPDF | Tidwell, Mikelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1078 Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 76 Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Did not advance |
| SB 199 Transportation - Maryland Transit Administration Funding and MARC Rail Extension Study (Transit Safety and Investment Act) | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Vetoed |
| SB 414 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Passed both chambers |
| SB 414 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | DeMarco, Jamie | Passed both chambers |
2020 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 561 Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Hershkowitz, Steven | Did not advance |
| HB 614 State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) | FAVPDF | Haverman, Anne | Did not advance |
| SB 423 Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act) | FAVPDF | Hershkowitz, Steven | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | Hershkowitz, Steven | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAV | Hershkowitz, Steven | Did not advance |
