Organization on the record
Climate Communications Coalition
Bills
126
99 for · 31 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
30%
38 of 125 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 Session63 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 53 Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 54 Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 143 Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 167 Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase and Use - Prohibitions | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 331 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 345 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 395 Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 437 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 437 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 509 Campaign Finance - Contributions by Gas and Electric Utility Companies - Prohibition | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 620 Commemorative Months - Maryland Climate Education Month | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 723 Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 796 Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 799 Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 870 Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 940 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 950 Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 958 Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 970 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Nuclear Energy and Renaming | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1040 Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Mandated Uses - Climate Change Programs | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1199 Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1237 Pesticide Applications - Subscription Contract Requirements and Registry Establishment | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1253 Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1267 Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| 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) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1287 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1360 Maryland Public Ethics Law - Regulated Lobbyists - Reporting Requirements | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1388 Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1411 Data Center Planning and Transparency Act | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1465 Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 1560 Forest Conservation - Incentives - Pilot Program and Fund | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1572 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Eligible Sources – Waste–to–Energy | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 23 Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 59 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 62 Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 108 Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 181 Hunting - Restrictions of Venison Donation | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 189 Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 225 Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 225 Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 266 Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 280 Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 341 Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 342 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 371 Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 427 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 523 Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 590 Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 669 Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 674 Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 686 PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 687 Environment - Flood Risk Review Process - Establishment | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 688 Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 706 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 780 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | 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 | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 911 Environment - Weather Engineering - Prohibition | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session47 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 62 Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 84 Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 84 Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 121 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 128 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Vetoed |
| HB 220 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 257 Natural Resources - Food Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 270 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Vetoed |
| HB 340 Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 505 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 640 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 701 Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase, Use, and Sale - Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 731 Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 878 Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2025) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 960 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1258 Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2025) | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1329 Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1342 Pesticide and Pest Control - State-Owned Property - Pesticide Use Restrictions and Pollinator Habitat | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1360 Environment - Road Salt - Outdoor Storage | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1406 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Environmental Impact Analysis and Existing Burden Report | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1484 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration For Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 10 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 34 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Vetoed |
| SB 134 Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 149 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Vetoed |
| SB 189 Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 253 Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FWAPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 317 Natural Resources - Food Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 346 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 395 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 399 Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 420 State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Extension | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 425 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 434 Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 461 Environment - Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Renaming and Alterations | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 480 Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 684 Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 716 Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 722 Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 882 Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 898 Nutrient Management – Tidal Buffer – Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 901 Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 932 Pesticide and Pest Control - State-Owned Property - Pesticide Use Restrictions and Pollinator Habitat | FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 978 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 24 Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 166 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 397 Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| HB 505 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Membership and Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Passed both chambers |
| HB 579 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 836 Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Workgroup (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 993 Commemorative Weeks - Maryland Climate Education Week | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1247 Environment – Advanced Clean Cars II Program – Application and Enforcement | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1407 County Tier 1 Renewable Sources – Generating Systems, Capacity, and Generation – Prohibition, Studies, and Plans | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| HB 1438 Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Impact of Environmental Permits and State Agency Actions | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 146 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 474 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 681 Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 808 Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance | UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Enacted |
| SB 861 Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 1063 Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement | UNFPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 718 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
| SB 590 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Demiray, Sonia | Did not advance |
