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Bills/2020 Regular Session

HB 13

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Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere

Sponsor: Wayne A. Hartman (District 38C)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing or causing to be released, or organizing the release of, a certain balloon into the atmosphere; authorizing the Department to delegate certain enforcement authority to a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations to the Department; establishing a maximum civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list
FAV 25FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVIliff, JesseArundel Rivers FoundationPosition only
FAVByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBlume, Mr.Blume's Balloon RoundupOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFRANCHOT, PETERCOMPTROLLER OF MARYLANDWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, CarmeraChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVWhitman, GrenFriends of Eastern Neck, Inc.Position only
FAVMiller, LucasIntern, Delegate HartmanPosition only
FAVTHURMAN, SUZANNEMERR INSTITUTE,INC.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVWelch, ParkerMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for AnimalsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHutchins, DianelobbyistMaryland ZooPosition only
FAVBankey, LauraNational AquariumOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBankley, LauraNational AquariumPosition only
FAVBunting, KerrieOcean Pines Chamber of CommerceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFalstad, JayQueen Anne's Conservation Assoc.Position only
FAVDecker, BethSafe Skies MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTrumbauer, TimShoreRiversOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistSierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVWeber, JohnlobbyistSurfrider Foundation, Ocean City ChapterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKullberg, KathrynThe Humane Society of the United StatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHutchins, DianelobbyistThe Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreOral
FAVRobinson, ShaneTrash Free MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAViliff, jessearundel rivers federationWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Hartman, Delegate HartmanlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVSampson, Captain MarkIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAZembower, E. KevinIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOabbott, tylermdeWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

arundel rivers federationFAV 1
Arundel Rivers FoundationFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Blume's Balloon RoundupFAV 1
Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1
COMPTROLLER OF MARYLANDFAV 1
Friends of Eastern Neck, Inc.FAV 1
Intern, Delegate HartmanFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Maryland Votes for AnimalsFAV 1
Maryland ZooFAV 1
mdeINFO 1
MERR INSTITUTE,INC.FAV 1
National AquariumFAV 2
Ocean Pines Chamber of CommerceFAV 1
Queen Anne's Conservation Assoc.FAV 1
Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
Sierra ClubFAV 1
Surfrider Foundation, Ocean City ChapterFAV 1
The Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1
The Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreFAV 1
Trash Free MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHutchins, DianeMaryland ZooRegistered for: Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
FAVTulkin, JoshSierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVWeber, JohnSurfrider Foundation, Ocean City ChapterRegistered for: National Rifle Association
FAVHutchins, DianeThe Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreRegistered for: Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The