Organization on the record
MDE
Bills
125
29 for · 5 against · 108 info
Got their outcome
59%
16 of 27 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 Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 806 Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Modifications | INFOPDF | Baker, Jeremy | Did not advance |
| HB 1019 School Bus Transition - Propane-Powered School Buses - Grant Program, Fund, and Purchase | UNFPDF | baker, Jeremy | Did not advance |
| SB 342 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | INFOPDF | Baker, Jeremy | Did not advance |
| SB 368 Calvert and St. Mary's Counties - Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures | UNFPDF | Butler, Alex | Did not advance |
| SB 371 Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | FAVPDF | Baker, Jeremy | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 62 Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements | INFO | Hammerberg, Ed | 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) | INFOPDF | Baker, Jeremy | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 579 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Leach, Gabrielle | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Impact of Environmental Permits and State Agency Actions | FAV | McIlwain, Secretary Serena | Did not advance |
| SB 835 Environment - Delegated Authorities - Well and Septic Program Permits | FWAPDF | Baker, Jeremy | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 718 Voluntary Cleanup Program - Determination and Recordation Deadlines | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 718 Voluntary Cleanup Program - Determination and Recordation Deadlines | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 229 Environment – On–Farm Composting Facilities – Permit Exemption | INFOPDF | Leach, Gabrielle | Did not advance |
| SB 354 Bay Restoration Fund - Intended Use Plans and Privately Owned Wastewater Facilities | INFOPDF | Leach, Gabrielle | Enacted |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session88 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 22 Environment - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions and Requirements | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 33 Climate Crisis and Education Act | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 44 Clean Cars Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 44 Clean Cars Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 49 Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Lead Risk Reduction Compliance | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 61 Environment – Statewide Green Business Certification Program – Establishment | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did 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) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 69 Environment - Single-Use Plastics - Restrictions | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 77 Environment - Driveway Sealers - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 77 Environment - Driveway Sealers - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 94 Environment - Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Uses of Fund | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 94 Environment - Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Uses of Fund | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 99 Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 127 Maryland Paint Stewardship | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 127 Maryland Paint Stewardship | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 129 Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 160 Environment – Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 183 Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 204 Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 214 Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights – Prohibition on Termination or Impairment | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 264 Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 267 Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges - Impacts on Midge Populations | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 267 Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges - Impacts on Midge Populations | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 295 Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 302 Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 314 Plastic Bag Reduction Act | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 399 Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 399 Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 407 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Inspection - Licensing | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 427 Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 503 Environment - Office on Climate Change - Establishment | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 507 Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 512 Coast Smart Siting and Design Criteria - Private Construction or Reconstruction Projects and Enforcement | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 542 Emergency Management - Chief Resilience Officer - Appointment and Duties | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 583 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 592 State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 636 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 799 Aquaculture Coordinating Council - Application of Tidal Wetlands Permit Requirements to Aquaculture Operations - Study | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 807 Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 807 Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 832 Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 832 Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 857 Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody and Reuse | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 875 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1069 Water Supply - Private Well Safety Program | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 1094 Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 1103 Task Force to Study Recycling and the Processing of Solid Waste | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 1133 Tree Planting – Urban Trees Program and Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1135 Environment – State Wetlands – Piers and Other Improvements | INFO | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1146 Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattresses and Box Springs | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1207 Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| HB 1310 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency - Investment in Low-Income Communities | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 21 Wetlands and Waterways - Riparian Rights - Prohibition on Termination or Impairment | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 22 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Inspection - Licensing | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 26 State Highway Administration - State Highways and Interstate Highways - Litter Collection and Mowing | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 62 Emergency Management - Chief Resilience Officer - Appointment and Duties | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 70 Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 76 Climate Crisis and Education Act | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 83 Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 106 Licensing – Good Standing With the State Department of Assessments and Taxation – Requirement | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Passed both chambers |
| SB 116 Department of the Environment - Office of Recycling - Recycling Market Development | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 119 Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 148 Electric Generation – Transition From Fossil Fuels – Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Withdrawn |
| SB 195 Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 223 Plastic Bag Reduction Act | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 274 State Finance and Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Watershed States - Expenses and Contracts (Quit Polluting My Bay Act of 2021) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 347 Environment - Public Hearing and Notification Modernization Act | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 349 Environment – Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund – Use of Funds | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 349 Environment – Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund – Use of Funds | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 414 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Passed both chambers |
| SB 414 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Passed both chambers |
| SB 442 Aquaculture Coordinating Council - Application of Tidal Wetlands Permit Requirements to Aquaculture Operations - Study | FWAPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 446 Department of the Environment - Supplemental Environmental Projects Database | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Passed both chambers |
| SB 449 Public Information Act – Revisions (Equitable Access to Records Act) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 518 Environment – Office on Climate Change – Establishment | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 528 Coast Smart Siting and Design Criteria - Private Construction or Reconstruction Projects and Enforcement | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 540 Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 546 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 650 Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 661 Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund - Funding, Reallocation, Reimbursements, and Study | INFO | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 661 Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund - Funding, Reallocation, Reimbursements, and Study | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Enacted |
| SB 661 Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund - Funding, Reallocation, Reimbursements, and Study | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 663 Charles County - Cemeteries - Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, and Forest Conservation | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 674 Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Enacted |
| SB 737 Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 737 Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act | FAVPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 822 Public Safety - Maryland Emergency Management Agency - Office of Resilience | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 889 Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit - Research Facilities - Chemical Warfare Material Requirements | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session39 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 177 Environment – Water Infrastructure Assets – Authorization of Emergency Actions | FAV | Pedone, Mike | Enacted |
| HB 336 Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions | FAV | Laleker, Kailey | Did not advance |
| HB 363 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | FAV | Grumbles, Ben | Did not advance |
| HB 824 Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 836 Sewage Treatment Plants - Effluent Discharges - Impacts on Midge Populations | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 854 Department of the Environment - Nontidal Wetlands - Study of Vernal Pools | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Withdrawn |
| HB 890 Maryland Paint Stewardship Program | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 896 Environment - Statewide Green Business Certification Program - Establishment | FWAPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 988 Environment - Business Recycling Reporting Requirements | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1032 Solid Waste Management - Refuse Disposal Systems - Incinerators, Scrap Tires, and Local Authority | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1206 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency - Investment in Disadvantaged Communities | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1297 Individual Surface Water Discharge Permits - Study and Permit Decisions (Zombie Permit Elimination Act) | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1312 Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations | UNFPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1390 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1416 Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020) | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1425 Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1425 Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act | INFO | GRUMBLES, BEN | Did not advance |
| HB 1452 Department of the Environment – Office of Recycling – Recycling Market Development | FWAPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1465 Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State | UNF | CURREY, LEE | Did not advance |
| HB 1465 Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State | UNFPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1475 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1490 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets (Clean Buildings Jobs Act of 2020) | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1526 Transportation Carbon Reduction Fund – Establishment
(Transportation Carbon Fund Act) | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1538 Environment - Waste Haulers - Reporting Requirement | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1540 Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| HB 1545 Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| SB 18 Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission | FAV | Laleker, Kaley | Enacted |
| SB 18 Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission | FAVPDF | Tablada, Horacio | Enacted |
| SB 28 Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 74 Environment - Marine Contractors Licensing Board - Authority, Program Evaluation, and Termination | FAVPDF | Dorsey, Suzanne | Enacted |
| SB 254 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Inspection - Licensing | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| SB 265 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | FAV | Grumbles, Ben | Did not advance |
| SB 277 Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting | FAV | Grumbles, Ben | Did not advance |
| SB 313 Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act | INFOPDF | Abbott, Tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 371 Environment - Drinking Water Outlets in School Buildings - Testing for Elevated Level of Lead | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| SB 420 Environment – Use of Fire–Fighting Foam and PFAS Chemicals | INFOPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Enacted |
| SB 495 Bay Restoration Fund - Use of Funds - Municipal Wastewater Facilities | FAVPDF | ABBOTT, TYLER | Did not advance |
| SB 820 Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020) | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | INFOPDF | abbott, tyler | Did not advance |
