HB 77

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Environment - Driveway Sealers - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2021)

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Laid Over (Senator Kagan) Adopted (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2022, a person from supplying, selling, offering for sale, or manufacturing a high-PAH driveway sealer for use in the State; prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2022, a person from applying or soliciting the application of a high-PAH driveway sealer to pavement in the State; requiring the Department of the Environment to develop labeling requirements for a person supplying, selling, offering for sale, or manufacturing a driveway sealer for use in the State; etc.

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Testimony (48)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnston, Matthew	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Littlefield, Jennifer	BMMS Safer Sealants	Oral
FAV	Ritter, Melanie	BMMS Safer Sealants	Oral
FAV	Kandadai, Mimmi	BMMS Safer Sealants Organization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kandadai, Mimmi	BMMS Safer Sealants Organization	Oral
FAV	Page, Robyn	BMMS Safer Sealants Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ennis, Tom	Coal Tar Free America	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maleri, John	Department of Energy & Environment, Government of the District of Columbia	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Witter, Amy	Dickinson College	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rajagopal, Pavin	Safer Sealants	Oral
FAV	Zhan, Cindy	Safer Sealants team, Burleigh Manor MS	Oral
FAV	Campbell, Shawn	Seaboard Asphalt	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Esq., Morgan	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Shah, Riya	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shah, Riya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wang, Claire	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wang, Claire	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zhan, Cindy	Individual	Oral
FAV	iliff, jesse	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Young, Josh	American Chemistry Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mariani, Chris	Gem Seal	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Kevin	Image Asphalt Maintenance Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Neyra, Nathan	Neyra Industries	Written (PDF)
UNF	Heffernan, Tony	Neyra Industries Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	LeHuray, Anne	Pavement Coatings Technology Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	LeHuray, Anne	Pavement Coatings Technology Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Victor	Pavement Depot of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Decker, Tom	Seal Master	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Decker, Tom	Seal Master	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Berg, Rick	SealMaster	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferrare, Heather	SealMaster	Written (PDF)
UNF	Evans, Hayleylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sholtis, Thomas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Littlefield, Jennifer	BMMS Safer Sealants	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ritter, Melanie	BMMS Safer Sealants	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rajagopal, Pavin	Safer Sealants	Written (PDF)
INFO	Stewart, Del. Vaughn	AMENDMENT	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AMENDMENTINFO 1

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

BMMS Safer SealantsFAV 2FWA 2

BMMS Safer Sealants OrganizationFAV 2

BMMS Safer Sealants TeamFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 2

Coal Tar Free AmericaFAV 1

Department of Energy & Environment, Government of the District of ColumbiaFAV 1

Dickinson CollegeFAV 1

Gem SealUNF 1

Image Asphalt Maintenance IncUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 2

MDEINFO 2

Neyra IndustriesUNF 1

Neyra Industries Inc.UNF 1

Pavement Coatings Technology CouncilUNF 2

Pavement Depot of MarylandUNF 1

Safer SealantsFAV 1FWA 1

Safer Sealants team, Burleigh Manor MSFAV 1

Seaboard AsphaltFAV 1

Seal MasterUNF 2

SealMasterUNF 2

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

UNFEvans, HayleyRegistered for: Academy Bus; Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Atmosphere DC Dickerson Property Owners LLC; Beltway Fine Wine; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence…