2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB903: Courts - Global Warming and Climate Change - Prohibited Actions (Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025)
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting the State or a local government, or an agency of the State or a local government, from filing an action for monetary damages or alleged economic damages against a business for the adverse effects of global warming or climate change in the State.
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Bill History
1/30/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/30/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 37
Primary Sponsor
Jason Buckel
Republican
Co-Sponsors (36)
Christopher Adams
Republican
Steven Arentz
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Republican
Terry Baker
Republican
Barry Beauchamp
Republican
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Barrie Ciliberti
Republican
Jeff Ghrist
Republican
Robin Grammer
Republican
Michael Griffith
Republican
Wayne Hartman
Republican
Jim Hinebaugh
Republican
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Seth Howard
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Jay Jacobs
Republican
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Bob Long
Republican
Nino Mangione
Republican
Susan McComas
Republican
April Fleming Miller
Republican
Matt Morgan
Republican
Todd Morgan
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
Republican
LaToya Nkongolo
Republican
Charles Otto
Republican
Jesse Pippy
Republican
Teresa Reilly
Republican
April Rose
Republican
Stuart Schmidt
Republican
Joshua Stonko
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Republican
William Valentine
Republican
William Wivell
Republican