Community Healthy Air Act [HB-798]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing the Committee on Air Quality to create, on or before January 1, 2023, an air quality sampling and monitoring protocol for the collection of air quality and public health data associated with certain large animal-feeding operations.
HB-798: Community Healthy Air Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2022
Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings [SB-588]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of "high performance building" to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the definition of "major renovation" to mean a renovation of a certain size or value or resulting in a change in occupancy or replacement of certain utility installations; altering the type of capital projects to which certain high performance building standards apply; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop certain guidelines for new public school buildings; etc.
SB-588: Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) [HB-695]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2023; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2023; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2024; and requiring each county to review and update its plan once every 3 years.
HB-695: Environment – Climate Crisis Plan – Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/18 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/04/2022
Comprehensive Climate Solutions [HB-708]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.
HB-708: Comprehensive Climate Solutions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program [HB-696]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing an electric school bus pilot program; requiring the Public Service Commission to implement and administer the pilot program; authorizing investor-owned electric companies to apply to the Commission to implement an electric school bus pilot program with a participating school system if the pilot program meets certain standards; authorizing investor-owned electric companies to recover certain costs under the pilot program, subject to the approval of the Commission; etc.
HB-696: Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570 on 05/29/2022
Patuxent River Commission - Membership [HB-716]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the membership of the Patuxent River Commission by increasing the voting membership from 34 to 36 members and including 1 individual representing an organization or unit of local government engaged in watershed management and restoration, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, and the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science or a designee.
HB-716: Patuxent River Commission - Membership
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 615 on 05/29/2022
Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [HB-649]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; requiring the Department of the Environment maintain on its website a list of certain noncompliant permit holders and provide certain Senators and Delegates with a link to the list by monthly e-mail; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; etc.
HB-649: Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 04/09/2022
Conservation Finance Act [HB-653]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost-sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
HB-653: Conservation Finance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/21/2022
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights [HB-596]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland to establish that every person has the fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful and sustainable environment; and requiring the State to serve as the trustee of the State's natural resources, including the air, land, water, wildlife, and ecosystems of the State, and to conserve, protect, and enhance the State's natural resources for the benefit of every person, including present and future generations.
HB-596: Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2022
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
SB-528: Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension [HB-531]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Extending through fiscal year 2028 the requirement that the Governor include a certain amount in the State budget for increasing the number of green schools in the State; and extending through calendar year 2029 the annual evaluation of the impact of the funds appropriated under the Act on increasing the number of green schools in the State.
HB-531: Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Third Reading Passed (129-6) on 04/11/2022
Environment - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation [SB-479]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals in the Department of the Environment to regulate individuals who provide on-site wastewater services in the State and to establish minimum standards for certain on-site wastewater systems; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Board, to set certain fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and other Board-provided services; establishing the On-Site Wastewater Professionals Fund; requiring the Board to establish a certain code of ethics; etc.
Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations [SB-492]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain permit holders; establishing administrative penalties for certain permit holders determined to be in significant noncompliance of certain State or federal water quality standards, effluent limitations, or other requirements; and requiring the Department of the Environment to clear a certain backlog of administratively continued permits on or before December 31, 2026.
SB-492: Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/18/2022
Marine Contractor License - Authorization, Requirements, and Fees [SB-454]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a unit of local government to qualify for a marine contractor license; exempting an individual employed by a county or municipality in the State who performs marine contractor services while in the performance of the duties of their employment from paying a fee for the issuance or renewal of a marine contractor license or a test administered by the Marine Contractors Licensing Board; etc.
SB-454: Marine Contractor License - Authorization, Requirements, and Fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program – Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation (Independent Agency Health Insurance Option Act) [SB-417]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing employees of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation and the Maryland Clean Energy Center to enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to determine whether the entities are eligible to participate in the Program within 60 days of the effective date of the Act; and requiring the Secretary to submit a certain report.
SB-417: State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program – Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation (Independent Agency Health Insurance Option Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Floor Amendment {253521/1 (delegate Mautz) on 04/06/2022
You have voted SB-417: State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program – Eligibility for Enrollment and Participation (Independent Agency Health Insurance Option Act).
Maryland Corps Program - Revisions [HB-443]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering certain purposes of the Maryland Corps Program; establishing that the Program is exempt from certain provisions of law relating to procurement but is subject to a certain review by the Office of Legislative Audits; altering the membership of the Board of Directors of the Program; establishing that the Board is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State; requiring the Board to meet at least once every two months and that Board meetings are subject to the Open Meetings Act; etc.
HB-443: Maryland Corps Program - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
State Government - Quasi-Governmental Units - Oversight and Governance [SB-399]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing certain entities as "quasi-governmental units"; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to weigh certain factors when considering the creation of a new quasi-governmental unit; requiring a board of directors of a quasi-governmental unit to conduct a certain annual performance appraisal of the head of the quasi-governmental unit; requiring a quasi-governmental unit to submit annually a certain budget to the Department of Budget and Management in a certain manner; etc.
SB-399: State Government - Quasi-Governmental Units - Oversight and Governance
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension [SB-383]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Extending through fiscal year 2028 the requirement that the Governor include a certain amount in the State budget for increasing the number of green schools in the State; and extending through calendar year 2029 the annual evaluation of the impact of the funds appropriated under the Act on increasing the number of green schools in the State.
SB-383: Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education Grant - Funding and Evaluation - Extension
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 524 on 05/29/2022
State Government - Quasi-Governmental Units - Oversight and Governance [HB-416]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing certain entities as "quasi-governmental units"; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to weigh certain factors when considering the creation of a new quasi-governmental unit; requiring a board of directors of a quasi-governmental unit to conduct a certain annual performance appraisal of the head of the quasi-governmental unit; requiring a quasi-governmental unit to submit annually a certain budget to the Department of Budget and Management in a certain manner; etc.
HB-416: State Government - Quasi-Governmental Units - Oversight and Governance
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2022