Legislative Testimony

Below is our testimony on Maryland General Assembly bills during the 2026 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. Testimony is in support of bills unless otherwise indicated in parentheses after the bill title.

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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Climate/Energy

• HB 40/SB 201 – Environment and Transportation – Public Utilities – Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies 
• HB 345/SB 341 – Affordable Solar Act 
• HB 392/SB 284 - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
• HB 521 – Electric Companies and Gas Companies – Customer Bill (oppose)
• HB 560 – Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax – Exemptions for Data Centers – Repeal (sign on)
• HB 695/SB 23 – Budget and Taxation – Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund – Establishment 
• HB 572/SB 432 – Climate Crimes Accountability Act 
• HB 723/SB 598 – The SAVINGS Act
• HB 870 – The Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act 
• HB 897/SB 386 – Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026
• HB 940/SB 596 – Large Load Customers – Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program
• HB 950 – County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act 
• HB 1040 – Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund – Mandated Uses – Climate Change Programs 
• HB 1104 – Residential Solar Energy Systems – Local Inspections and Permitting 
• HB 1199/SB 590 – Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act
• HB 1411 – Data Center Planning and Transparency Act 
• HB 1532 – Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act
• SB 622 – Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund – Required Uses – Building Electrification and Transportation Electrification 
• MEA Budget (House)/MEA Budget (Senate) – Testimony on the Budget for the Maryland Energy Administration
• HB 1190/ SB 26 - Public Utilities- Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exempt (sign on) (oppose)
• SB 270 - Public Service Commission – Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation (oppose)

Environment, Cross-Cutting

• HB 167 – Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers – Purchase and Use – Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act)
• HB 395/SB 371 – Discharge Permits for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (sign on) (oppose)
• HB 925/SB 719 – Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – Regulation (sign on)
• SB 686 – PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
• HB 1237 – Pesticide Applications – Subscription Contract Requirements and Registry Establishment (sign on) 
• HB 1268/SB 781 – Environmental Permits – Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health – (CHERISH Our Communities Act)
• HB 1287/SB 780 – Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) 
   

Natural Places

• HB 72 – Natural Resources Edible Forests and Foraging Program – Establishment
• HB 91 – Agriculture – Neonicotinoid Pesticides – Prohibitions
• HB 217/SB 229 – General Provisions – Commemorative Month – Maryland Native Plant Month
• HB 255 – Natural Resources – Pamela J. Kelley Tree-mendous Maryland Program – Alterations
• HB 578/SB 431 – Fish and Wildlife – Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds – 3 Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings 
• HB 609 – State Transfer Tax – Land Preservation Special Fund – Revenue Allocation (sign on)
• HB 959/SB 971 – Natural Resources – Establishment of Gwynns Falls State Park 
• HB 1267 – Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center – Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act) 
• HB 1560 – Forest Conservation – Incentives – Pilot Program and Fund (oppose) 
• SB 688 – Environment – Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects – Requirements and Limitations
• R30B00 – University System of Maryland Overview
• HB 701/SB 523 - Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)
   

Transportation

• HB 78/SB 457 – Property Taxes – Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land
• SB 173 – Judicial Proceedings – Vehicle Laws – Automated Enforcement – Reciprocal Agreements, Arrangements, and Declarations
• HB 177 – Vehicle Laws – Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles – Crosswalks 
• HB 106/SB 6 – State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Nontenure Track Faculty
• HB 230/SB 62 – Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)
• HB 256 – Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026)
• HB 381 – State Highway Administration – Urban Core and Urban Center Traffic Control Devices – No Turn on Red
• HB 386/SB 281 – Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026
• HB 405 – Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Governing Documents – Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment
• HB 437/SB 59 - Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) (additional sign on)
• HB 451 – Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council – Reporting, and Sunset Extension
• HB 466 – Civil Actions – Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals – Comparative Negligence
• HB 932 – Maryland Transit Administration – Fifth Bus Division Facility -- Construction 
• HB 1019 – School Bus Transition – Propane-Powered School Buses – Grant Program, Fund, and Purchase (oppose)
• HB 1225 – Weights and Measures – Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment – Registration Fees 
• HB 1374 – Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles – Highway Use Fees (Informational) 
• SB 116 – Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information
• HB 894/SB 389 – Land Use – Transit-Oriented Development – Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) 
• SB 921 – Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems – Exemptions From Liability – Vehicle Rental Companies
• J00/J00 – Maryland Department of Transportation Overview 
   

Voting

• HB 50/SB 5 – General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
• HB 115/SB 241 – Election Law – Individuals Released from State Correctional Facilities – Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration  
• HB 182/SB 237 – Election Law – Presidential Electors – Selection and Voting (sign on)
• HB 219 – Voting Rights Act of 2026 – Voter Intimidation and Suppression  
• HB 350/SB 255 – Voting Rights Act of 2026 – Counties and Municipal Corporations
• HB 580 – Montgomery County – Voting Methods MC 1-26
• HB 871 – Election Law – Enhanced Automatic Voter Registration System
• HB 1378 – Corporations and Associations – Limitations on Election and Ballot Issue Activities (Maryland Corporate Power Reset Act) 
   

Zero Waste

• HB 92 – Environment – Beverage Containers Connected with Plastic Rings – Prohibition on Sale
• HB 164 – State Buildings and State Highways – Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste
• HB 331/SB 342 – Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
• HB 429/SB 599 – On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs – Established 
• HB 796 – Recycling – Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic 
• HB 984 – Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
• SB 603 – Environment – Office of Recycling – Mattress Stewardship Program – Establishment 
• SB 546 – Public Health – Food and Milk Product Labeling – Requirements
   

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