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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1072	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a licensed home inspector to give to a person for whom the licensed home inspector provides a home inspection for compensation or the person's representative a written report that states the home energy rating (HERS Index), a U.S. Department of Energy Home Energy Score, or an equivalent score. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Business Regulation And Occupations Damages Disclosure Energy Matters Inspections Reports Residential Property
SJR-6	State (Maryland)	Urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reverse its Order in the PJM Reliability Pricing Model Capacity dockets. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Energy Renewable Energy Sources Committees And Commissions Energy Matters Environmental Health Nuclear Matters Pollution Prices Storage
SB-1032	State (Maryland)	Altering from 30 to 60 megawatts the capacity of certain hydroelectric power plants in the definition of a Tier 1 renewable source for the renewable energy portfolio standard; and extending the renewable energy portfolio standard percentage derived from Tier 2 renewable sources. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Energy Renewable Energy Sources Committees And Commissions Energy Matters Power Plants Water Weights And Measures
HB-1601	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from imposing a certain deposit requirement on customers who are at least 65 years old and have an annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from terminating certain service for failure to pay all or part of a deposit under certain circumstances; and providing for the application of the Act. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Age Consumer Protection Elderly Persons Energy Matters Fees Fuel Poverty Termination Of Services Utilities
SB-1024	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs, in coordination with the United Way of Central Maryland and the Fuel Fund of Maryland, to establish the Power to the People Pilot Program on or before July 1, 2021, to expand access to the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the Pilot Program to provide training for certain individuals in the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the United Way of Central Maryland to develop a certain screening intake process; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Social Services - Generally Utility Regulation Energy Appropriations Budgets Community Facilities And Services Energy Matters Governor Human Services, Department Of Job Training
SB-1011	State (Maryland)	Requiring certain investor-owned gas or electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects involving the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of any underground gas or electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation State Government - Procurement Construction Contractors Energy Matters Fuel Labor And Industry, Division Of Public Works Salaries And Compensation Traffic Regulation
HB-1543	State (Maryland)	Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution fees; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and benefit functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels for certain purposes; etc. Democrat: 98% (68) Republican: 1% (1) 98% Democrat support 1% Republican support	Energy Utility Regulation Education - Miscellaneous Administrative Agencies Age Of Majority Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Ambulances Animals Appropriations
HB-1349	State (Maryland)	Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Energy Utility Regulation Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Auctions Commerce And Business Commerce, Department Of Consumer Protection Contracts Credit
HB-1224	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a retail electricity or natural gas supplier from knowingly enrolling a certain residential customer with or submitting an enrollment to change the customer's electricity or natural gas supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric or natural gas company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Energy Commerce And Business Consumer Protection Contracts Energy Matters Fuel Human Services, Department Of Poverty Prices
HB-1392	State (Maryland)	Setting the renewable energy portfolio standard for municipal electric utilities for 2020 and later. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Utility Regulation Energy Renewable Energy Sources Energy Matters Solar Energy Utilities Weights And Measures Wind Energy
HB-1490	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Building Codes Administration and the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt regulations on monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from certain buildings on or before a certain date; requiring the owners of certain buildings to monitor certain greenhouse gas emissions beginning on certain dates and to make certain reports on or before certain dates in certain years; etc. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Environment Abandoned Property Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Bankruptcy Building Codes Commercial Property Construction Energy Matters Environment, Department Of The
HB-1364	State (Maryland)	Allowing a credit against the State income tax for certain costs, paid or incurred after July 1, 2020, by an owner of certain residential property for certain energy efficiency upgrades and for which the owner obtains a tax credit certificate from the Maryland Energy Administration; requiring the Administration to issue, in a timely manner, tax credit certificates not exceeding certain amounts; requiring the Administration to report certain information to the Comptroller on or before January 31 each year; etc. Democrat: 80% (4) Republican: 20% (1) 80% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Taxes - Income Administrative Agencies Comptroller Energy Matters Income Tax Reports Residential Property Rules And Regulations Tax Credits
HB-1218	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to administer the Clean Energy Workforce Account; requiring the Department to award grants from the Account in accordance with certain provisions of law; requiring the Department to develop certain application guidelines; and requiring the Department, in developing the application guidelines, to provide opportunity for certain individuals to review and comment on the guidelines and incorporate certain comments into the guidelines. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economic And Community Development Energy Apprentices Energy Matters Grants Heating And Cooling Job Training Labor, Department Of Work, Labor And Employment Youth
HB-1425	State (Maryland)	Increasing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that the State must achieve by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a final plan that reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 and sets the State on a path toward achieving net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, on or before December 31, 2020; establishing the Climate Jobs Working Group; etc. Democrat: 100% (51) 100% Democrat support	Environment Energy Natural Resources - Generally Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Budgets Buses Committees And Commissions Construction Education
HB-1505	State (Maryland)	Altering the mileage at which the owner of a Class F (tractor) vehicle that has been in operation for not more than 5 years is required to have the vehicle inspected, maintained, and repaired to 35,000 miles; and altering the mileage at which the owner of certain Class E vehicles that have been in operation for not more than 5 years are required to have the vehicle inspected, maintained, and repaired to 50,000 miles, if the vehicles are zero-emission electric vehicles or fuel cell electric vehicles. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Vehicle Laws - Equipment And Inspections Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Energy Matters Motor Vehicle Repair Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicle Inspection Pollution Time Towing
HB-1056	State (Maryland)	Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Horse Racing Gaming Economic And Community Development Taxes - Miscellaneous Advertising Agriculture Animals Anne Arundel County Appropriations Architects
HB-1127	State (Maryland)	Altering the composition, powers, and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; establishing a low-voltage electrician license as a State license to be awarded to qualifying electricians; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to establish the education requirements and qualifications for a State apprentice electrician license and a State-registered apprentice electrician license; etc. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Apprentices Certifications Codes Committees And Commissions Continuing Education Contracts Counties Discipline

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