Legislation

Title: Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Delegate Stein
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing certain energy conservation requirements for certain buildings by July 1, 2022; establishing a goal of planting and helping to maintain in the State 5,000,000 sustainable trees of species native to the State by the end of 2030; terminating certain provisions of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0414

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. 11 of the bill

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2021 Legislative Date 1/20/2021 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2021 Legislative Date 1/28/2021 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/20/2021	1/20/2021	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021
House	1/28/2021	1/28/2021	Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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