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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization [SB-950]
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[Air Quality ]
Authorizing the construction, permitting, and operation of natural gas generating facilities in the State until the State meets 50% its energy needs from renewable energy resources; and requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to work with the owners and operators of natural gas generating facilities in the State to decrease the production of energy from natural gas after the State meets 50% its energy needs from renewable energy resources.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) [SB-978]
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[Air Quality ]
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[Community Development ]
Applying certain public participation requirements to permits for projects that have been identified by the Department of the Environment as having an increased potential for adverse community environmental and public health impacts; requiring a person applying for certain environmental permits for certain projects with an increased potential to cause adverse community environmental and public health impacts to include in the permit application an environmental impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) [SB-882]
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[Climate Change ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Imposing a coal transportation fee on a person that transports coal in the State; providing that the rate of the coal transportation fee is $13 per short ton transported in the State; providing that the fee does not apply to the transportation of coal that is solely for use on a farm and the carrier does not otherwise use or sell the coal; establishing the Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund to support activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Authorization [SB-878]
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[Mining ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person to engage in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) [SB-937]
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[Climate Change ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
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Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration, in coordination with the Public Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources, to pursue certain agreements with neighboring states and federal agencies related to the development of new nuclear energy generation stations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) [SB-804]
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[Construction ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) [HB-973]
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[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Access and Revenue Act [HB-846]
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[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain transportation-related services; requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue attributable to the sales and use tax on certain transportation-related services to the Transportation Trust Fund; and providing that revenue the Comptroller distributes may not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account in the Transportation Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation [SB-675]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; requiring the Commission to include recommended policy changes to support the development of energy sources with the lowest costs and greatest benefits to the ratepayers of the State; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding [HB-757]
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[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the amount the Governor is authorized to include in the annual budget for the Program from $500,000 to at least $1,000,000; and authorizing the Secretary to use up to 20% of Program funds to support research centers, including the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, in the collection, analysis, and processing of Program outcome data for the purposes of assessing, maximizing, and improving the effectiveness and clinical utility of the cancer screening funded by the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase, Use, and Sale - Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act) [HB-701]
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[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting the State from purchasing gasoline-powered leaf blowers beginning July 1, 2025; establishing a certain process to phase out on or before a certain date the use by the State of gasoline-powered leaf blowers; requiring a person that sells or offers for sale a gasoline-powered leaf blower in the State to provide certain notice to the purchaser or potential purchaser; prohibiting the sale of gasoline-powered leaf blowers beginning on January 1, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment [SB-480]
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[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, the University System of Maryland, and the Maryland Clean Energy Center, to establish a Clean Energy Procurement Program in the Department on or before January 1, 2026; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain entities, to issue a certain solicitation for a biogas contract; authorizing the Department to enter into a contract to procure biogas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act [SB-434]
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[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations [HB-505]
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[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Third Reading Passed (131-3) on 04/07/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Taxation. [HB-260]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
Eliminates state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles. Requires savings be passed from distributor to consumer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Ward
Referred To Eep, Trn, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions [SB-344]
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[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; and authorizing the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act 50% of forgone revenue.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) [HB-419]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the required contents of a certain plan that a gas company may file with the Public Service Commission for proposed eligible infrastructure replacement projects to include certain descriptions, demonstrations, analyses, and notifications; and altering the required findings of the Commission in considering whether to approve a certain infrastructure replacement plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions [HB-341]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; and requiring, as provided in the State budget, the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act 50% of forgone revenue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study [HB-222]
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[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, by September 1, 2026, to submit a final report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly with recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 385 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards [HB-212]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before January 1, 2026, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all energy demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels and an electric-ready standard for certain buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) And Hearing Canceled (economic Matters) on 02/03/2025