Public Health - Products Containing a Flame-Retardant Chemical
Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 555 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering for sale any juvenile product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture that contains more than 0.1% of flame-retardant chemicals by mass; repealing certain provisions of law regarding the importing, sale, or offering for sale of any child care product containing certain chemicals; establishing certain civil penalties; requiring the Secretary of Health to consider certain factors in determining the amount of a certain penalty; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | HEAU, OAG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MDAAP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buddle, Jeffrey | career firefighters | Position only |
| FAV | Ransom, Emily | cwa | Position only |
| FAV | Niemac, John | international fire fighters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | roth, johnie | msfa | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hucker, Tom | nrdc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | pirg | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gann, Benjamin | ACC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Young, Josh | ACC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hackman, Andrewlobbyist | JPMA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Manis, Nick | MCA | Position only |
| UNF | Chason, Toddlobbyist | MITA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | MRA | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFHackman, AndrewJPMARegistered for: AMERIPEN; Baby and Adult Hygiene Products; ITW-Hi-Cone; Flexible Packaging Association…
UNFChason, ToddMITARegistered for: Calpine Energy Solutions LLC; CI Renewables; Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action)
UNFLocklair, CaileyMRARegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association