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MD HB1425

MD HB1425
Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act


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Introduced
02/07/2020
In Committee
02/07/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/18/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Increasing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that the State must achieve by 2030; requiring the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt a final plan that reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 and sets the State on a path toward achieving net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, on or before December 31, 2020; establishing the Climate Jobs Working Group; etc.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase Maryland's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and requires the state to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. It requires the Department of the Environment to adopt a final plan by December 31, 2020 that reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 and sets the state on a path toward net-zero emissions by 2045. The bill also establishes the Climate Justice Working Group and the Climate Jobs Working Group to address related issues. Additionally, the bill requires the state to ensure that 50% of buses and 100% of light-duty vehicles in the state vehicle fleet are zero-emission vehicles by 2030.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (51)

Dana Stein (D)* Gabriel Acevero (D),  Sandy Bartlett (D),  Kumar Barve (D),  Harry Bhandari (D),  Regina Boyce (D),  Ben Brooks (D),  Alice Cain (D),  Jon Cardin (D),  Alfred Carr (D),  Mark Chang (D),  Lorig Charkoudian (D),  Luke Clippinger (D),  Eric Ebersole (D),  Jessica Feldmark (D),  Cathi Forbes (D),  David Fraser-Hidalgo (D),  Jim Gilchrist (D),  Michele Guyton (D),  Andrea Harrison (D),  Keith Haynes (D),  Anne Healey (D),  Shaneka Henson (D),  Marvin Holmes (D),  Carl Jackson (D),  Anne Kaiser (D),  Ariana Kelly (D),  Ken Kerr (D),  Marc Korman (D),  Carol Krimm (D),  Mary Lehman (D),  Jazz Lewis (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Brooke Lierman (D),  Mary Ann Lisanti (D),  Sara Love (D),  Maggie McIntosh (D),  David Moon (D),  Julie Palakovich Carr (D),  Kirill Reznik (D),  Sandy Rosenberg (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Emily Shetty (D),  Stephanie Smith (D),  Jared Solomon (D),  Vaughn Stewart (D),  Jen Terrasa (D),  Courtney Watson (D),  Jheanelle Wilkins (D),  Karen Young (D),  Pat Young (D), 

Last Action

Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (on 02/10/2020)

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