| MD | HB396 | Pass | Altering a certain provision of law relating to the use of certain revenue from the sales and use tax on energy and fuel in Prince George's County by allowing the revenue to be used to meet certain education funding requirements for the county; and r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 969 |
| MD | HB233 | Pass | Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption of the critical area for climate resiliency, enhancing resilience in the critical area, a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424 |
| MD | SB536 | Pass | Establishing the Radiation Emergency Response Program in the Department of the Environment; requiring the Department to serve as an offsite response organization and the lead State agency for all nuclear incidents within the State; requiring the Depa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645 |
| MD | HB680 | Pass | Establishing the Radiation Emergency Response Program in the Department of the Environment; requiring the Department to serve as an offsite response organization and the lead State agency for all nuclear incidents within the State; requiring the Depa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644 |
| MD | HB882 | Pass | Establishing that certain provisions governing signage at retail service stations supersede inconsistent local law; altering a signage requirement for retail service stations relating to the price of regular gasoline so that the signage prominently d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 451 |
| MD | HB864 | Pass | Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain program... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539 |
| MD | SB570 | Pass | Requiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563 |
| MD | HB245 | Engross
Sine Die | 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; authorizing the Department to establish by regulation a fee... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB892 | Engross
Sine Die | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB651 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing that certain provisions governing signage at retail service stations supersede inconsistent local law; altering a signage requirement for retail service stations relating to the price of regular gasoline so that the signage prominently d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB731 | Intro
Sine Die | 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; an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB1443 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 relatin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB1360 | Intro
Sine Die | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1515 | Intro
Sine Die | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1061 | Intro
Sine Die | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB360 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a retail service station dealer in Prince George's County to provide fuel service upon request to an individual between 6:00 a.m. and midnight. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB935 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 Co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB210 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before January 1, 2025, 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 an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB166 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "Tier 1 renewable source" for purposes of excluding energy derived from waste and refuse from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1008 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposing a fossil fuel transportation fee on a person that transports a fossil fuel in the State; providing that the rate of the fossil fuel transportation fee is 30 cents per million British thermal units of fossil fuels transported in the State; pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1240 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1379 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1438 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB586 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of corrugated stainless steel tubing that does not meet a certain International Code Council standard; requiring certain tubing used in the construction of fuel gas piping systems in cer... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB958 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB91 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the State from purchasing fossil fuel-powered lawn and garden care equipment beginning January 1, 2025, under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State from entering into or renewing a contract under which the contractor, or a subcontr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05 Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB516 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment to provide for the assessment of greenhouse gas pollution fees, the provision of certain benefits to households and employers, and the funding of certain climate-related ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB267 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing an energy salesperson license for certain persons that offer or sell electricity or gas supply agreements to customers in the State; providing for the terms of electricity supplier, energy salesperson, and gas supplier licenses issued by... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB548 | Intro
Sine Die | 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; an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB146 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "Tier 1 renewable source" for purposes of excluding energy derived from waste and refuse from being eligible for inclusion in the renewable energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB503 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of corrugated stainless steel tubing that does not meet a certain International Code Council standard; requiring certain tubing used in the construction of fuel gas piping systems in cer... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB306 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption to climate change relevant to the critical area, enhancing resilience in the critical are... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |