Organization on the record
Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
Bills
50
47 for · 5 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
26%
13 of 50 decided
Lobbyists hired
10
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$356,633
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2025 Regular Session27 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 49 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis | FAV | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 121 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 128 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 212 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 220 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 270 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FWAPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 900 Electricity - Data Centers - Rate Schedule and Requirements | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | 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 | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | 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 | Sanchez, Carlo | Enacted |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | Sanchez, Carlo | Enacted |
| HB 1037 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act | FAVPDF | Sanchez, Carlo | Vetoed |
| HB 1088 Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1451 Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | 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 | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 10 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 37 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FWAPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FWAPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 149 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 256 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting | FAV | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 716 Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 779 Climate Solutions Now Act Affordability Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 804 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 882 Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 947 Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | UNFPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | 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 | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 24 Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications | FWAPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 166 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 258 Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 397 Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 516 Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 731 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 905 Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Qualified Data Center Personal Property – Eligibility | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1256 Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1272 Department of the Environment - Cap-and-Invest Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | 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 | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Impact of Environmental Permits and State Agency Actions | FWAPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 146 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 416 Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 570 Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 1023 Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1083 Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Planning - Regulations, Plans, and Fund | FAVPDF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 473 Environment - Ambient Air Monitoring - Particulate and Fine Particulate Matter | FAVPDF | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 103 Income Tax – Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit | FAVPDF | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 158 Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study | FAVPDF | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 611 Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Establishment | FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Enacted |
| SJ 4 Environmental Human Rights | FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 596 Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 596 Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | FAVPDF | Neuman, Margaret | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 82 Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 772 Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions | FAVPDF | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | Did not advance |
