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                        IntroducedOct 09, 2024
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                        Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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                        Passed SenateApr 05, 2025
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • May 25, 2025: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 49
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
                - Environment and Transportation Committeeprimary
 - Departmentalcosponsor
 - Environmentcosponsor
 
Votes
                        YES: 39
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Ciliberti
 - Hutchinson
 - Miller
 - Rose
 - Arentz
 - Ghrist
 - Jacobs
 - Morgan, M.
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Arikan
 - Grammer
 - Johnson, S.
 - Morgan, T.
 - Schmidt
 - Baker
 - Griffith
 - Kipke
 - Nawrocki
 - Szeliga
 - Beauchamp
 - Hartman
 - Long, R.
 - Nkongolo
 - Tomlinson
 - Bouchat
 - Hinebaugh
 - Mangione
 - Otto
 - Valentine
 - Buckel
 - Hornberger
 - McComas
 - Pippy
 - Wivell
 - Chisholm
 - Howard
 - Metzgar
 - Reilly
 
NO: 98
                                            - Speaker
 - Davis
 - Kaiser
 - Queen
 - Taylor
 - Acevero
 - Ebersole
 - Kaufman
 - Roberson
 - Terrasa
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Toles
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Turner
 - Alston
 - Fair
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Valderrama
 - Amprey
 - Feldmark
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ross
 - Vogel
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - Watson
 - Barnes
 - Foley
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - Wells
 - Bartlett
 - Forbes
 - Lopez
 - Schindler
 - White Holland
 - Behler
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Martinez
 - Shetty
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Guyton
 - McCaskill
 - Simmons
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Guzzone
 - Mireku-North
 - Simpson
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Moon
 - Smith
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Harrison
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Solomon
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Healey
 - Pasteur
 - Spiegel
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Hill
 - Patterson
 - Stein
 - Woorman
 - Clippinger
 - Holmes
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stewart
 - Wu
 - Conaway
 - Ivey
 - Phillips
 - Stinnett
 - Young
 - Crosby
 - Johnson, A.
 - Pruski
 - Taveras
 - Ziegler
 - Cullison
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 
ABSENT: 1
                                                        YES: 35
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Fisher
 - Jacobs
 - Morgan, M.
 - Rose
 - Arentz
 - Ghrist
 - Kipke
 - Morgan, T.
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Beauchamp
 - Griffith
 - Long, R.
 - Nawrocki
 - Schmidt
 - Bouchat
 - Hartman
 - Mangione
 - Nkongolo
 - Szeliga
 - Buckel
 - Hornberger
 - McComas
 - Otto
 - Tomlinson
 - Chisholm
 - Howard
 - Metzgar
 - Pippy
 - Valentine
 - Ciliberti
 - Hutchinson
 - Miller
 - Reilly
 - Wivell
 
NO: 101
                                            - Speaker
 - Davis
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pruski
 - Taveras
 - Acevero
 - Ebersole
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 - Taylor
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Kaiser
 - Queen
 - Terrasa
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Kaufman
 - Roberson
 - Toles
 - Alston
 - Fair
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Turner
 - Amprey
 - Feldmark
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Valderrama
 - Arikan
 - Fennell
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Vogel
 - Atterbeary
 - Foley
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ross
 - Watson
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - Wells
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - White Holland
 - Behler
 - Grammer
 - Lopez
 - Schindler
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Guyton
 - Martinez
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Guzzone
 - McCaskill
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Mireku-North
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Harrison
 - Moon
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Healey
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Solomon
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Hill
 - Pasteur
 - Spiegel
 - Woorman
 - Clippinger
 - Holmes
 - Patterson
 - Stein
 - Wu
 - Conaway
 - Ivey
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stewart
 - Young
 - Crosby
 - Johnson, A.
 - Phillips
 - Stinnett
 - Ziegler
 - Cullison
 
ABSENT: 1
                                                        YES: 101
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Davis
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 - Taveras
 - Acevero
 - Ebersole
 - Kaiser
 - Queen
 - Taylor
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Kaufman
 - Roberson
 - Terrasa
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Toles
 - Alston
 - Fair
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Turner
 - Amprey
 - Feldmark
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Valderrama
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ross
 - Vogel
 - Bagnall
 - Foley
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - Watson
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - Wells
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lopez
 - Schindler
 - White Holland
 - Behler
 - Guyton
 - Martinez
 - Shetty
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Guzzone
 - McCaskill
 - Simmons
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Harris
 - Mireku-North
 - Simpson
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harrison
 - Moon
 - Smith
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Healey
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Solomon
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Hill
 - Pasteur
 - Spiegel
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Holmes
 - Patterson
 - Stein
 - Woorman
 - Clippinger
 - Ivey
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stewart
 - Wu
 - Crosby
 - Johnson, A.
 - Phillips
 - Stinnett
 - Young
 - Crutchfield
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pruski
 - Stonko
 - Ziegler
 - Cullison
 
NO: 35
                                            YES: 101
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Cullison
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pruski
 - Stinnett
 - Acevero
 - Ebersole
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 - Taveras
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Kaiser
 - Queen
 - Taylor
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Kaufman
 - Roberson
 - Terrasa
 - Alston
 - Fair
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Toles
 - Amprey
 - Feldmark
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Turner
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Valderrama
 - Bagnall
 - Foley
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ross
 - Vogel
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - Watson
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - Wells
 - Behler
 - Guyton
 - Lopez
 - Schindler
 - White Holland
 - Bhandari
 - Guzzone
 - Martinez
 - Schmidt
 - Wilkins
 - Boafo
 - Harris
 - McCaskill
 - Shetty
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harrison
 - Mireku-North
 - Simmons
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Healey
 - Moon
 - Simpson
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Hill
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Smith
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Holmes
 - Pasteur
 - Solomon
 - Woorman
 - Clippinger
 - Hornberger
 - Patterson
 - Spiegel
 - Wu
 - Conaway
 - Ivey
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stein
 - Young
 - Crosby
 - Johnson, A.
 - Phillips
 - Stewart
 - Ziegler
 - Crutchfield
 
NO: 38
                                            ABSENT: 1
                                                        NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        Actions
            - May 25, 2025 | executive
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
 - Third Reading Passed (101-38)
 - Passed Enrolled
 
 - Apr 05, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
 - Favorable with Amendments {103324/1 Adopted
 - Floor Amendment {163826/1 (Senator Watson) Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - Third Reading Passed (38-4)
 
 - Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
 - Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (101-35)
 
 - Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Floor Amendment {833528/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (35-101)
 - Floor Amendment {293820/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (39-98)
 - Floor Amendment {163225/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {273526/1 Adopted
 - Motion Special Order until 03/14 (Delegate Korman) Adopted
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
 
 - Jan 27, 2025 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Jan 08, 2025 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
 
 - Oct 09, 2024 | House
- Pre-filed
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and ReportingPDF
 - Amendments {273526/1 Adopted (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {833528/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (35-101) (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {293820/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (39-98) (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {163225/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Adopted (House)PDF
 - Text - Third - Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - AlterationsPDF
 - Amendments {103324/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {163826/1 (Senator Watson) Adopted (Senate)PDF
 - Text - Enrolled - Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and AnalysisPDF
 - Text - Chapter - Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and AnalysisPDF
 
Documents
        
            - Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
 - Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
 - Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
 - Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
 - Witness ListHTML
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- CARRICK, SHARON
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Lieberman, Jim (Leisure World)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- McGilvray, Laurie (Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- DeMarco, Jamie (DeMarco Advocacy)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Orozco, Andrea (Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa))
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Lanciano, Luke (The Tower Companies)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ostdahl, Maggie (National Aquarium)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Popham, Bryson (Bryson F. Popham, P.A.)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Weber, Leslie (Johns Hopkins University & Medicine)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Feighner, Liz (HoCo Climate Action)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Anderegg, Jeanne (Grosvenor Park III Condominium)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Castelli, William (Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Viehe-Naess, Brenda
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Weintraub, Jason
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Greenfield, Aaron
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Kauffman, Danna
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stewart, Frances (Elders Climate Action Maryland)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rohrer, Amy (Maryland Hotel Lodging Association)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kerr, Cait
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Briemann, Rick (Atlantic Realty Group)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Parts, Chris (AIA Maryland)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Elrich, Marc (Montgomery County Government)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- LAROSSA, ROBERT (ELIZABETH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Price, Sarah (Maryland Retailers Alliance)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Fahrig, Landon (Maryland Energy Administration)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Vetter, Drew
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Prentice, Amy (AstraZeneca)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Anleu, Brian
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Mauk, Jeff (Ceres)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Waitlevertch, Scott (Columbia Gas of Maryland)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Majersik, Clifford (Institute for Market Transformation (IMT))
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Todd, Brandon (Washington Gas)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Peters, Sarah (Husch Blackwell Strategies)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Brice, Tyler (Maryland Municipal League)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Cohn, Debbie
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Desrouleaux, Sasha (Acting PG County Executive)
 - ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- O'Donald, Tim (Building Owners and Manager's Association)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bernard, Lawrence (The Willoughby of Chevy Chase Condominium)
 
