HB 209

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Favorable Report by Finance (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2021, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2021, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.

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Testimony (94)

MGA witness list

FAV 72FavorableFWA 14Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Thompson, Elvia	ANNAPOLIS green	Position only
FAV	Thompson, Elvia	Annapolis Green	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnston, Matt	Anne Arundel County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodvien, Lisa	Anne Arundel County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Kathy	Assateague Coastal Trust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiland, Billy	Assateague Coastal Trust	Position only
FAV	Owens, Juno	Baltimore Beyond Plastic	Position only
FAV	Bullock, John	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burnett, Karisterfer	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aiosa, Jenn	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kophengnavong, Nicholas	Bmore Beyond Plastic	Position only
FAV	Owens, Juno	Bmore Beyond Plastic	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Carmera	CBF	Position only
FAV	Thomas-Wilhite, Carmera	CBF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mahoney, Mayor	Chesapeake Beach MD	Position only
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	Do The Most Good	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Stuart	Downtown Sailing Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Env MD	Oral
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Environment MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shahinian, Rev Kathy	Episcopal Diocese of Md	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mislan, Darin	Fells Point Main St	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Patrice	Frederick Zero Waste Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Linquist, Adam	Healthy Harbor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Howard County Council	Position only
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Howard County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Jodilobbyist	Interfaith Partners of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinberg, Eddie	JS Fine Mens Clothing	Position only
FAV	Niefeld-Batiz, Alisa	Less Plastic Please/ Howard High School	Written (PDF)
FAV	Locklair, Caileylobbyist	MD Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tolle, Cailey	MD Retailers Association	Oral
FAV	Chispa, Ramon	MDLCV	Position only
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	MDLCV	Written (PDF)
FAV	DySard, Alexandra	MOM's Organic Market	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dysard, Alexandra	MOMs	Position only
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Assc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Pete	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Locklair, Caileylobbyist	Md Retailers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bankey, Laura	National Aquarium	Position only
FAV	Frederiksson, Ryan	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turbe, Laura	Neighbors of the NW Branch	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coone, Bente	Plastic Free QAC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glaros, Danielle	Prince George's County	Oral
FAV	Holmes, Tia	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klein, Marshall	Shoprite	Position only
FAV	Trumbauer, Tim	Shore Rivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Kari	Southeast CDC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Malcolm	Surf Rider	Written (PDF)
FAV	Memmel, Mandy	The Well	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Shane	Trash Free MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Merry, Joanna	UMD SOCIAL WORK	Position only
FAV	Sawtell, Greg	United Workers	Position only
FAV	Merry, Joanna	University of MD School of Social Work	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kania, Priscilla	WISE	Position only
FAV	Schwartz, Laurie	Waterfront Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	iliff, jesse	arundel rivers federation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	wojahn, patrick	city of college park	Written (PDF)
FAV	wojahn, patrick	city of college park	Position only
FAV	Ambler, Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AF & PAUNF 1

American Recyclabe Plastic Bag AllianceFWA 1

Annapolis GreenFAV 1

ANNAPOLIS greenFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County CouncilFAV 1

arundel rivers federationFAV 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 2

Associated Black CharitiesFWA 1

Baltimore Beyond PlasticFAV 1

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 2

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Bmore Beyond PlasticFAV 2

CBFFAV 2

Chesapeake Beach MDFAV 1

city of college parkFAV 2

Do The Most GoodFAV 1

Downtown Sailing CenterFAV 1

Energy Justice NetworkFWA 2

Env MDFAV 1

Environment MDFAV 1

Episcopal Diocese of MdFAV 1

Fells Point Main StFAV 1

Frederick Zero Waste AllianceFAV 1

Healthy HarborFAV 1

Howard County CouncilFAV 2

Interfaith Partners of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

JS Fine Mens ClothingFAV 1

Less Plastic Please/ Howard High SchoolFAV 1

MACoFWA 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFWA 1

Maryland Public Health AsscFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyINFO 1

MD DD CouncilFWA 1

MD Hunger SolutionsFWA 2

Md Retailers AssociationFAV 1

MD Retailers AssociationFAV 2

mdeINFO 1

MDLCVFAV 2

MOM's Organic MarketFAV 1

MOMsFAV 1

Montgomery County ExecutiveFWA 1

National AquariumFAV 2

Neighbors of the NW BranchFAV 1

NFIBUNF 1

NWRA-MDSWAFWA 1

OAGFAV 1

Plastic Free QACFAV 1

pogFWA 1

Prince George's CountyFAV 1

Prince George's County GovernmentFAV 1

Restaurant Assoc. MDUNF 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Sea King/Pig Pickers BBQUNF 1

ShopriteFAV 1

Shore RiversFAV 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Southeast CDCFAV 1

Surf RiderFAV 1

Takoma ParkFWA 1

The WellFAV 1

Trash Free MDFAV 1

UMD SOCIAL WORKFAV 1

United WorkersFAV 1

University of MD School of Social WorkFAV 1

Waterfront PartnershipFAV 1

WISEFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRose, JodiInterfaith Partners of the ChesapeakeRegistered for: Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

FAVLocklair, CaileyMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FAVHarbeson, KristenMDLCVRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVLocklair, CaileyMd Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Assoc. MDRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC…

FWAMehu, NatashaMACoRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FWAWilson, Michael JMD Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FWAWilson, Michael JMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FWAWilkerson, AliceTakoma ParkRegistered for: Advance Maryland

INFOJefferson, StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore