SB 7
Department of Legislative Services
Maryland General Assembly
2020 Session
FISCAL AND POLICY NOTE
Third Reader
Senate Bill 7 (Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee)(By Request -
Departmental - General Services)
Budget and Taxation Environment and Transportation
Maryland Green Building Council - Membership
This departmental bill alters the membership of the Maryland Green Building Council
(MGBC) by removing the Secretary of Housing and Community Development or designee
and adding the Secretary of Labor or designee.
Fiscal Summary
State Effect: None. It is assumed that there is no net effect on expense reimbursements
by adding one member and removing another from MGBC. No effect on revenues.
Local Effect: None.
Small Business Effect: The Department of General Services (DGS) has determined that
this bill has minimal or no impact on small business (attached). The Department of
Legislative Services concurs with this assessment.
Analysis
Current Law: MGBC is charged with:
 evaluating current high-performance building technologies;
 recommending the most cost-effective green building technologies that the State
might consider requiring in the construction of State facilities;
 providing recommendations concerning how to expand green building in the State;
 developing a list of building types for which green building technologies should not
be applied; and
 establishing a process for receiving public input.
DGS provides staffing for the council, and the council must report annually on its activities
to the Governor and General Assembly.
Background: The Secretary of Housing and Community Development was included as a
member of MGBC in large part because the State’s Building Codes Administration was
located in the Department of Housing and Community Development. However,
Chapter 673 of 2018 transferred the Building Codes Administration to the Maryland
Department of Labor. DGS advises that it anticipates the same individual who had been
designated by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development to serve on the
council will continue to serve as the designee of the Secretary of Labor.
Additional Information
Prior Introductions: None.
Designated Cross File: None.
Information Source(s): Department of General Services; Department of Housing and
Community Development; Maryland Department of Labor; Department of Legislative
Services
Fiscal Note History: First Reader - January 7, 2020
mm/ljm Third Reader - January 17, 2020
Analysis by: Michael C. Rubenstein Direct Inquiries to:
(410) 946-5510
(301) 970-5510
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 ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES
TITLE OF BILL: Maryland Green Building Council
BILL NUMBER: Senate Bill 7
PREPARED BY: Ellen Robertson, Legislative Liaison
PART A. ECONOMIC IMPACT RATING
This agency estimates that the proposed bill:
_X_ WILL HAVE MINIMAL OR NO ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
MARYLAND SMALL BUSINESS
OR
____ WILL HAVED MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC IMPACT ON MARYLAND
SMALL SUBINESSES
PART B. ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
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Statutes affected:
Text - First - Maryland Green Building Council - Membership: 4-809 State Finance and Procurement
Text - Third - Maryland Green Building Council - Membership: 4-809 State Finance and Procurement