Legislative Testimony - 2021

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Below is our testimony on Maryland General Assembly bills during the 2021 legislative session. Click on the blue links to see the testimony. The bills are in numerical order. Crossfiled Senate bills are listed according to House bill number. 
The 2021 BILL RESULTS are listed here. 

Quickly look up the status of a bill using the buttons below. The format requires four numbers. So for a bill like HB40, you would type in hb0040 in the search box. For SB549, type in sb0549.

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Clean Energy

  • HB40 – Charkoudian: Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup, Support
  • HB66 – Brooks, SB148 – West: Coal Community Transition Act of 2021, Support (with sponsor amendments), multigroup testimony
  • HB70 – Rogers, SB77 – Griffith: Energy Efficiency - Net-Zero Homes - Contract Preferences, Support
  • HB86 – Forbes, SB228 – Hettleman: High Performance and Green Buildings – Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act, Support with amendments
  • HB220 – Adams, SB53 – Hershey: Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement, Oppose
  • HB298 – Charkoudian, SB83 – Kramer: Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor, Support
  • HB332 – Ivey: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Eligible Sources, Support
  • HB376 – Mautz, SB153 – Eckardt: Renewal Energy  Portfolio Standard - Municipal Utilities, Oppose
  • HB379 – Charkoudian, SB462 – Feldman: Low-Income Housing -- Energy Performance Targets, Support
  • HB469 – Forbes, SB330 – West: State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels – Requirement, Support
  • HB520 – Barve: State Buildings – Geothermal Energy Systems – Requirement, Support
  • HB569 – Clippinger, SB407 – Kramer: Net Metering – Limit, Support
  • HB613 – Prince George’s County Delegation: Prince George’s County – Coal- and Gas-Fired Generating Stations Prohibitions (Prince George’s County Stop Environmentally Unjust Coal and Gas Plants Act of 2021), Support with amendments
  • HB768 – Montgomery County Delegation: Montgomery County – Community Choice Energy – Pilot Program, Support
  • HB777 – Brooks; SB417 – Pinsky: Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations, Support
  • HB875 – Davis, D.E., SB65 – Kelley: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Qualifying Biomass, Support
  • SB549 – Hershey: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Thermal Biomass Systems, Oppose
     

Climate

  • HB30 – Korman: Office of Climate Counsel – Establishment (Climate Counsel Act), Support
  • HB317 HGO, EHEA – Gilchrist, Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Support
  • HB503 – Young, P., SB518 – Klausmeier: Office on Climate Change – Establishment, Support
  • HB512 – Lehman, SB525 – Elfreth: Coast Smart Siting and Design Criteria - Private Construction or Reconstruction Projects and Enforcement, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB583 – Stein, SB414 – Pinsky: Climate Solutions Now Act, Support
  • HB768 – Charkoudian: Montgomery County – Community Choice Energy – Pilot Program, Support
  • SB76 – Kramer: Climate Crisis and Education Act, Support with amendments
  • HB1078 – Terrasa: Attorney General – Climate Change Actions – Authorization, Support (sign-on testimony)
     

Environment, Cross-Cutting

  • HB61 – Shetty: Environment - Statewide Green Business Certification Program - Establishment Support (sign on)
  • HB82 – Fisher, W., SB151 – Patterson: Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights, Support
  • HB204 – Lierman, SB324 – Elfreth: Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting, Support (sign on)
  • HB236 HGO, EHEA – Hill: MD Sustainable Buildings Act, Support
  • SB674 – Elfreth: Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities – Reform, Support with amendments (sign-on testimony)
     

Natural Places

  • HB7 WM, B&T – Luedtke: Income Tax Credit – Venison Donation Expenses - Montgomery County Deer Donation Program, Support
  • HB77 – Love, SB334 – Carter: Water Pollution Control – Intervention in Civil Actions – Rights and Authority, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB92 HGO, EHEA – Luedtke: Prohibition on Use of State Funds – Invasive and Nonnative Plant Species, Support
  • HB295 – Love, SB227 – Elfreth: Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans – Review and Update, Support
  • HB322 E&T, JPR – Hill: Real Property – Restrictions on Use – Low-Impact Landscaping, Support
  • HB427 – Jacobs, SB540 – Hershey: Federal Clean Water Act – Authority of State Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB458 – Guyton: Program Open Space – Local Projects – Visitor Behavior Policies, Support
  • HB507 – Stein, SB119 – Guzzone: Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021, Support
  • HB615 – Prince George’s Delegation: Sunday Deer Hunting – Prince George's County, Oppose
  • HB991 – Gilchrist: Forest Mitigation Banks – Qualified Preservation, Oppose (sign-on testimony)
  • HB1114, JPR – Arentz: Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways, Support
  • HB1133 – Bridges: Urban Trees Program and Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings, Support
  • SB200 – Young: Organized Killing Contests - Restriction, Support
  • SJ6 – Bailey, HJ4 – Crosby: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Atlantic Menhaden – Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing, Support
     

Public Health

  • HB22 – Love, SB195 – Elfreth: Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements, Support
  • HB208 – Healey: Neonicotinoid Pesticides-Sale & Storage, Support (coalition testimony)
  • HB427 – Jacobs: Federal Clean Water Act – Authority of State, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB472 – Young, P.: Use of Glyphosate – Prohibition, Support (coalition testimony)
  • HB636 – Solomon; SB846 – McCray: School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act), Support
  • HB643 – Palakovich Carr: Cosmetic Products – Ingredient Prohibition, Support
  • HB739 – Requested by A.G.; SB524 – requested by A.G.: Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases – Effect of Settlement, Support
  • HB1025 – Terrasa: Carbofuran – Collection, Disposal, and Prohibition on Possession or Storage, Support (coalition testimony)
  • HB1069 – Stewart: Water Supply – Private Well Safety Program, Support (sign-on testimony)
     

Racial and Social Justice; Voting Rights

  • HB37 – Valderrama, SB35 – Feldman: Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Applicability, Support
  • HB97 – Lierman, SB66 – Elfreth: Digital Connectivity Act of 2021, Support
  • HB156 – Luedtke, SB283 – Elfreth: Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act Support (sign on)
  • HB174 – Brooks, SB95 – Kramer: Investor-Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage, Support
  • HB222 – Wilkins: Value My Vote Act, Support
  • HB424 – Feldmark: Maryland Fair Elections Act, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB493 – Guyton: Voting Locations – Accessibility by Public Transportation and Voters With Disabilities, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB581 – Davis, D.E., SB486 – Augustine: Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act), Support
  • HB655 – Crosby: County Commissioner Elections - District Voting, Support
  • HB670 – Speaker, Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021, Oppose (sign-on testimony)
  • HB671 – Speaker, Personnel and Investigatory Records – Complaints Against Police Officers, Oppose (sign-on testimony)
  • HB745 – Luedtke: Early Voting Centers – Number Required, Support (sign-on testimony)
  • HB767 – Montgomery County Delegation: Montgomery County – Voting Methods, Support
  • HB1005 – Crosby: Early Voting Centers – Number Required, Support
  • HB1047 – Wilkins: Mail-In Voting Enhancement Act, Support
  • HB1048 – Wilkins: Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Support
  • HB1099 – Carr: Historic African American Cemeteries Preservation Fund and Study, Support
  • HB1345 – Kaiser: Mail-In Voting Certification of Assistance, Design of Materials, and Ballot Curing, Support
  • HB1373 – Love; SB960 – Lee: Highways - Public-Private Partnerships - Cultural Preservation
  • SB178 – Carter: Public Information Act – Personnel Records – Investigations of Law Enforcement Officers (Anton’s Law), Support
  • SB224 – West: Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting, Support
  • SB415 – Pinsky: Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act), Support (sign-on testimony)
  • SB683 – Kramer: Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Support
  • HB980 – Prince George’s County Delegation: Prince George’s County – Public Ethics – Definition of Application, Oppose
     

Transportation

  • HB44 – Fraser-Hidalgo: Clean Cars Act of 2021, Support with amendments
  • HB63 – Williams, SB188 – Pinsky: State Finance – Prohibited Appropriations – Magnetic Levitation Transportation System, Support
  • HB67 – Korman; SB843 – Benson: I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership – Partnership Agreement Requirements (Maryland State Dept. of Transportation Promises Act of 2021), Support
  • HB77 – Stewart: Application of Coal Tar Pavement Products – Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021), Support
  • HB80 – Charkoudian, SB359 – Rosapepe: Purple Line Tree Replacement Plan, Support
  • HB110 – Korman, SB144 – Guzzone: Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act, Support
  • HB114 – Lierman, SB199 – McCray: Transit Safety and Investment Act, Support
  • HB116 – Palakovich Carr, SB242 – Young: I–270 Commuter Bus Route Study, Support
  • HB118 – Stein, SB293 – Waldstreicher: Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual – Penalties, Support
  • HB334 – Korman, SB137 – Zucker: Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses – Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act, Support 
  • HB414 – Davis, D.M., SB81 – Ellis: Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project – Funding, Support (sign on)
  • HB464 E&T, EHEA – Montgomery and Prince George’s County Delegations: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Mandatory Referral Review, Support
  • HB480 – Barve: Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces, Support
  • HB485 – Solomon, SB361 – Rosapepe:: Public-Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight, Support
  • HB494 – Stewart, SB337 – Kramer: Reckless Driving – Excessive Speeding, Support
  • HB562 – MoCo Delegation: Montgomery County - Speed Limits – Establishment, Support
  • HB592 – Fraser-Hidalgo State Vehicle Fleet – Conversion to Zero-Emission Electric Vehicles, Support with Amendments
  • HB668 – Szeliga, SB495 – Cassilly: Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must-Appear Violation (Sherry’s and Ryan’s Law), Support
  • HB704 – Ivey: Land Use – Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Siting (Maryland Stop the Maglev Act of 2021, Support
  • HB705 – Ivey: I-270 and I-495 - Prohibition on Toll Lanes (Stop Unnecessary Toll Lanes Act of 2021), Support
  • HB784 – Terrasa: Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging, Support
  • HB832 – Fraser-Hidalgo: Electric School Bus Pilot Program, Support
  • SB97 – Rosapepe: Purple Line Marketing Act, Support
  • SB144 – Guzzone: Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act, Support
  • SB152 – MD Energy Admin: Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund – Use of Funds and Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credits, Support with amendments
  • SB179 – Klausmeier: Distracted Driving Monitoring Systems – Authorization, Support
  • SB315 – Young: Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles – Reserved Parking Spaces, Support
  • SB368 – Peters: Speed Monitoring Systems – Municipal Corporations – Authorization, Support
  • SB869 – Corderman: Statewide Transit Plan - Western Maryland MARC Rail Extension Study, Support
  • HB1204 – Ruth: Equity in Transportation Sector – Guidelines and Analyses (Transportation Equity Analyses and Assurances Act of 2021, Support
  • HB284 – Lewis, R.: Vehicle Laws – Dedicated Bus Lanes – Enforcement, Support
     

Zero Waste

  • HB21 – Love: Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic, Support
  • HB36 – Lierman: Packaging, Containers, and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility, Support with amendments
  • HB69 – Love: Single-Use Plastics – Restrictions, Support with amendments
  • HB84 – Feldmark, SB412 – Hester: Consumer Protection – Right to Repair, Support
  • HB99 – Love: Beverage Container Deposit Program – Establishment and Advisory Commission, Support with amendment
  • HB127 E&T, EHEA – Boyce: Maryland Paint Stewardship, Support
  • HB248 E&T, JPR – Shetty: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Rights and Restrictions – Composting, Support
  • HB264 – Charkoudian, SB483 – Hettleman: Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion – Food Residuals, Support
  • HB280 – Charkoudian, SB304 – Pinsky: Maryland Recycling Act – Recyclable Materials and Resource Recovery Facilities – Alterations, Support
  • HB314 – Lierman, SB223 – Augustine: Plastic Bag Reduction Act, Support
  • HB391 – Hartman, SB716 – Carozza: Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon into the Atmosphere, Support (press coverage)
  • HB807 – Love: Task Force on Recycling Policy & Recycling & Waste Systems in MD
  • HB857 – Lehman: Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill – Chain of Custody and Reuse, Support
  • HB1146 – Hill: Office of Recycling – Mattresses and Box Springs, Support with amendments
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