Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB663: Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy - Reporting
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Requiring, beginning on or before July 1, 2026, and every 6 months thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on any changes in federal environmental policy that have been deemed legally valid by a final decision of a federal court and, if there has been a change in federal environmental policy, on the steps the State is taking to respond to that change.
What the bill says
An act concerning Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Reporting FOR the purpose of requiring, beginning on or before a certain date and with a certain frequency thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on certain changes in federal environmental policy on greenhouse gas emissions; and generally relating to greenhouse gas emissions federal environmental policy. BY adding to Article - Environment Section 2-1213 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Reporting FOR the purpose of requiring, beginning on or before a certain date and with a certain frequency thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on certain changes in federal environmental policy on greenhouse gas emissions; and generally relating to greenhouse gas emissions federal environmental policy. BY adding to Article - Environment Section 2-1213 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Environment 2-1213. (A) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EVERY 6 MONTHS THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON: (1) ANY CHANGES IN FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED LEGALLY VALID BY A FINAL DECISION OF A FEDERAL COURT, INCLUDING ANY CHANGE THAT: (I) RESCINDS A FINDING THAT THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES CAUSE AIR POLLUTION THAT MAY ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE; (II) REPEALS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND ENGINES; OR (III) REPEALS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES; AND OR Ch. 322 2026 LAWS …