Organization on the record
Valleys Planning Council
Bills
51
39 for · 12 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
24%
12 of 51 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 Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 239 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 460 Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study | FWAPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 990 Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1022 PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Withdrawn |
| HB 1137 Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act) | UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Enacted |
| HB 1210 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1411 Data Center Planning and Transparency Act | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1534 Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 36 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 424 State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 427 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 584 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 669 Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 683 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Siting (Solar Siting and Preservation Credit Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session34 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 81 Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 121 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Enacted |
| HB 270 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Vetoed |
| HB 505 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations | UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 631 Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 640 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 657 Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 739 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Enacted |
| HB 1079 Public Service Commission - Study on the Electric Transmission and Distribution System | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1217 Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1218 Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1219 Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1270 Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1329 Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission | UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1337 Real Property - Condemnation - Damages Awarded for Lost Profits | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1396 Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1397 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| HB 1406 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Environmental Impact Analysis and Existing Burden Report | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 34 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 37 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Enacted |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Vetoed |
| SB 189 Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 399 Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines | UNFPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Enacted |
| SB 478 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 483 Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 640 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Eminent Domain | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 643 Public Utilities – Energy Generation | UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 950 Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | UNF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 951 Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Generating and Transmission Facilities - Authorization | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 952 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | FAVPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 953 Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |
| SB 955 Overhead Transmission Lines - Eminent Domain | FWAPDF | Hamidi, Renee | Did not advance |