Maryland climate bills 2021 Note: Some bills have passed both Houses and need reconciliation before going to the Governor's Desk. Some bills have passed one House and need a hearing & vote, or just a vote in the opposite chamber 2021 Legislature ends midnight Monday April 12
TOP PRIORITY BILLS SB0414 (HB0583) Climate Solutions NOW : introduced by Sen Pinsky SB414 Passed Senate on March 12. Passed House with Substantial Amendments a month later - FAILED 4/20/21 House-Senate Divisions Killed Climate Bill But It Should Have a Second Life in 2022 Senate - EHEA - Budget & Taxation House - Environment and Transportation Committee; Economic Matters 1 page Fact Sheet General Two Page Fact Sheet On Climate Solutions Now Fact Sheet on the Difference Between this Year and Last Year Social Media Tool Kit from CCAN MD Matters 1-28-21 Video Bill McKibben 2 min video on Passing Climate Solutions Now Action Items:
Transit Safety & Investment Act - SB199/HB114 PASSED both Houses - To the Governor Sen. McCray and Zucker/ Delegates Lierman Senate - Budget and Taxation House - Appropriations Sierra Club Petition and SC action alert https://savemdtransit.org/ petition Focus on Asking Senators to Pass with Full 6 Years of Funding Passed by House Appropriations Committee, to House Floor for vote 3-12-21 OTHER PRIORITY BILLS Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor - SB83/HB298 PASSED - ON Gov. Hogan desk Sen Kramer/ Del. Charkoudian CCAN group for this bill - Contact anthony@chesapeakeclimate.org Groups sign on here Fact Sheet - Take Action -- PASSED THE SENATE then PASSED THE HOUSE 3--12-21 Related bill: HB 30 Public Utilities – Office of Climate Counsel – Establishment (Climate Counsel Act) PASSED THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES and PASSED SENATE - to the Governor Delegate Korman Economic Matters H.B. 768 Community Choice Energy - a MoCo Delegation Bill. HoCoCA supports because if MoCo implements, CCE could become a HoCo option Del Charkoudian Google group CCEforMD Fri noon Contact Lily - lhawkins@fwwatch.org Organizational Sign-on - Individual Sign-on PASSED - To the Governor HB 613 : Prince George’s County Local Delegation Bill – Coal– and Gas–Fired Generating Stations – Prohibitions (Prince George’s County Stop Environmentally Unjust Coal and Gas Plants Act of 2021) PG 410–21 Del Ivey - No new coal or gas plants in Prince Goerge’s only. Voted Down in committee - Failed Economic Matters Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup HB40 - incorporated into larger bill HB1007/SB810 - Passed Del. Charkoudian Economic Matters: Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. HB1007/SB810 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems Incentives for Geothermal RPS tier 1 PASSED THE HOUSE - HB1007 passed the Senate with Amendment - needs House concurrence Sponsors Del Charkoudian and Sen. Feldman House Economic Matters Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. Senate Finance Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. Sierra Club supports 10 Zero Waste bills including these: HB 36 Extended Producer Responsibility FAILED THIS YEAR Del Lierman; hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m E&T Plastic Bag Reduction Act SB223/HB314 PASSED the House, Pending in the Senate Sen. Augustine/Del. Lierman Senate: Finance - Hearing 1/28 1 p.m. House: Environment and Transportation Hearing 1/28 1:30 pm
Environment – Recycling – Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic HB21 Del. Love FAILED House Environment & Transportation Hearing 1/29 at 11 a.m. Environment - Single-Use Plastics - Restrictions HB69 FAILED Del. Love Hearing E&T 2/17 HB0391/SB0065 Balloon Bill - Passed and to the Governor SB412 Consumer Protection - Right to Repair; hearing 2/3 (unfavorable committee report; will try next year) OTHER BILLS ENERGY - Stop RPS $$ Credits for Dirty Energy HB0332 Renewable Energy Portfolio (RPS) Standard - Eligible Sources UNFAVORABLE REPORT IN House Economic Matters Committee FAILED No renewable energy subsidies for burning trash! OpEd 2-23 Maryland Matters Del Ivey - House Economic Matters; hearing 2/04 at 1:30 p.m. Action Alert here. Town Hall Sunday 7 p.m. RSVP here. SB0065/HB0875 - Electricity -RPS- Qualifying Biomass - No renewable energy subsidies for black liquor (dirty byproduct of paper industry) - PASSED SENATE and HOUSE - Back in Senate for Review Speaker Jones Facebook Post 1/29: Today, Chairman Davis introduced HB875 to remove black liquor from MD's Renewable Portfolio Standard. I look forward to voting for this bill on the house floor. Climate change is an existential threat and Dereck’s bill is our first step this session to address it. #Working4MD HB379/SB0462 Public Utilities – Low–Income Housing – Energy Performance Targets FAILED Del Charkoudian ; House hearing 2/04 at 1:30 p.m., Economic Matters Senate Finance hearing 2/16 at 1 p.m. Transportation Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project – Funding SB81/HB414 PASSED THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE - To the Governor Del. Davis Appropriations 1/19 Senate Budget &Taxation 1/26 Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act) SB137/HB334 Passed the Senate -- 4-10-21 SB137 approved by House E&T - goes to Appropriations Clean Cars Act of 2021 HB44 Del. Frasier-Hidalgo- E& T Passed the House and Senate. Back in House for Review I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021) HB67 Del. Kornan Passed the House. Pending in the Senate
Energy Environment and Natural Resources – Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement – Information Maintenance and Reporting SB324/HB0204 Sen. Elfreth PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE - To the Governor Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Hearing 1/21 - E&T 1/27 HB111/ Environmental Justice - At-Risk Communities and Environmental Permits - Requirements Del. Love FAILED SB121/HB51 Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations, re zoning for incinerators PASSED THE SENATE - did not get out of House committee - E&T Senate hearing 1/21 at 11 a.m. House hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m in E&T Urban Ag Grant program HB0269 Del. Wells - Passed the House - close to passing the Senate Hearing Environment & Transportation 1/15 - 11 a.m. MD Stadium Authority applicability of prevailing wage HB0020 Del. Melissa Wells - FAILED HB 269 Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program In the House - E&T Hearing 1/15 at 11 a.m. - SB0674/HB1207 Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform Senator Elfreth Senate hearing EHEA 2/24 House Hearing E&T 2/26 PASSED the Senate and Passed the House HB1207 to the Governor OTHER BIG BILLS THAT FAILED THIS YEAR: : Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights - SB151/HB82 - Bill FAILED Sen. Patterson/ Delegates W. Fisher, Barron, and Stewart Senate: Judicial Proceedings - hearing 1/26 at 1 p.m. Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs House: Environment and Transportation - hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. Climate Crisis and Education Act SB76/HB33 - (type of carbon tax bill) from Sen. Kramer/Del. Frasier-Hidalgo UNFAVORABLE COMMITTEE REPORT Will try again next year. HB0196 Environment – Oil and Natural Gas Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing – Prohibition on Exportation E&T BILL WITHDRAWN _______ The Transportation Carbon Fund Act - talked about but NOT submitted this year Transportation Carbon Fund bill update from Lindsey Mendelson 1/11/21 to get-maryland-moving@googlegroups.com
Other environmental protection bills: PFAS Protection Act - SB 195/HB22 - Not Moving Sen. Elfreth / Del. Love - Senate EHEA - Hearing 1/28 at 11 a.m. https://groups.google.com/g/mlc-climate-justice-wing Email mdlegislativecoalition@gmail.com to become a member and add your voice to the fight for climate justice. CJW List of Environmental Bills 4-5-21 MD League of Conservation Voters Legislative Priorities MD League of Conservation Voters Weekly Hotlist Maryland Sunrise Hub supported Legislation here. HoCo Indivisible Enviro Mgts - bi-weekly Mondays at 6:30 starting Jan 3 Contact Richard - rdeutschmann2@gmail.com Resource - Navigating the MD General Assembly website |
Advocacy >