Maryland Senate Bill 149

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 the effects of climate change; etc.

Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025

Sen. Katie Hester [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance
2024-10-30	Senate	Pre-filed

HB128 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
SB958 (Carry Over) 2024-02-07 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0149?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0149f.pdf