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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation [SB-250]
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Altering the authorized uses of the Maryland Clean Air Fund to include certain activities relating to mitigating and reducing air pollution in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/13/2025
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
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Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
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Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study [SB-175]
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Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a study and make recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems including gas piping and corrugated stainless steel tubing, in residential and commercial buildings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Natural Gas Energy Generation - Authorization and Limitation [HB-213]
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Authorizing the construction, permitting, and operation of energy generating systems that produce energy from natural gas until the State meets 100% of its energy needs from renewable energy resources, including nuclear energy; establishing certain requirements for energy generating systems that produce energy from natural gas; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve or deny an application for the construction of a new energy generating system that produces energy from natural gas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services [HB-1515]
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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 labors and services; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales and from certain sales of dyed diesel fuel to which the sales and use tax is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing Canceled on 03/06/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to energy. [SB-340]
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Amend KRS 353.804 and 353.812 to make grammatical and technical corrections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
Delivered To Governor on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to retail electric suppliers. [SB-364]
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to direct the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to require retail electric suppliers to file integrated resource plans on a triennial basis and include an assessment and acquisition plan for adequate and reliable electricity to meet customer demand at the lowest possible cost of forecasted estimates; require retail electric suppliers to maintain adequate service by owning or contracting capacity to meet customer demand; prohibit retail electric suppliers filing integrated resource
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to alternative fuels. [SB-311]
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Amend KRS 152.714 to include that the Office of Energy Policy is within the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Howell
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 02/29/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [SB-313]
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2035; compute credit based on $2.50 per gallon of sustainable aviation fuel consumed by taxpayers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the nonrefundable feedstock production tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2035; compute credit based on the amount of usable feedstock produced in this state; amend KRS 141.0205
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Williams
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 02/29/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to fiscal matters, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. [HB-8]
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Amends KRS 68.200 to define “gross receipts” and to apply the license fee to gross receipts derived from transportation network company services; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 131 to require that the Department of Revenue submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue pertaining to tax law changes and actions taken by the department; amends KRS 131.010 to define “administrative writings” and “tax form”; amends KRS 131.020 to establish requirements for the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
House Ruled Line Item Vetoes Invalid on 04/12/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to energy. [SB-277]
[Energy ]
Amend KRS 353.804 and 353.812 to make grammatical and technical corrections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 02/28/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to retail filling stations. [HB-581]
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Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define “retail filling station” and “electric vehicle charging station”; prohibits local governments from using the zoning process or adopting any measure to prohibit or restrict the ability of a retail filling station from locating in areas in which similar businesses may locate, to discriminate against the use or location of a retail filling station, or to treat retail filling stations differently from electric vehicle charging stations; and allows restrictions on retail filling stations, provided they
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 186) on 04/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax [HB-1443]
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Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax rate for certain fireworks; and requiring the revenue from a certain tax to be distributed to certain funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-1379]
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[Climate Change ]
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Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the University System of Maryland and the Department of the Environment, to establish a Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program in the Department on or before January 1, 2025; requiring the Department, in consultation with the University System of Maryland and the Department of the Environment, to issue a certain solicitation for a renewable natural gas contract; authorizing the Department to enter into a contract to procure renewable natural gas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [HB-1438]
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Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Economic Matters And Environment And Transportation on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
School Bus Transition - Propane-Powered School Buses - Grant Program, Fund, and Purchase [HB-1360]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering certain provisions of law relating to funding and grants to transition to zero-emission vehicle school buses to include propane-powered school buses; and authorizing a county board of education, beginning in fiscal year 2030, to enter into a new contract for the purchase of school buses that are propane-powered.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fossil Fuel-Powered Appliances and Vehicles - Installation, Use, and Fees [HB-1240]
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Prohibiting the Department of the Environment, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the governing body of a county or municipality from prohibiting the use or installation of natural gas- and propane-powered appliances in a home that is under construction or undergoing a 50% remodel or renovation; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging or collecting fees and charges for a certificate of title or vehicle registration based on a vehicle's use of gasoline; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment [HB-1061]
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Establishing the Public Charter School Facility Fund to provide funding on an annual basis to public charter schools in the State for eligible expenses associated with school facilities; exempting the Fund from a requirement that interest earnings on State money accrue to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to administer the Fund; and requiring the Fund to be used only to acquire, plan, develop, finance, construct, lease, improve, repair, and maintain public charter school facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-935]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Public Service Commission, to establish a Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Program in the Department on or before January 1, 2025; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Commission, to issue a certain solicitation for a renewable natural gas contract; authorizing the Department to enter into a contract to procure renewable natural gas; terminating the Program on December 31, 2027; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Gallion
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024