HB 314

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2022, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2022, 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establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.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 (57)

MGA witness list

FAV 47FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Johnston, Matthew	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, David	Audubon Maryland-DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aiosa, Jenn	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas-Wilhite, Carmera	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lombardi, J	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rose, Jodilobbyist	Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Position only
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	DySard, Alexandra	MOM's Organic Market	Oral
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schwarz, Kurt	Maryland Ornithological Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Samman, Amy	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortiz, Adam	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Song, Oliver	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simons, Dan	Our Last Straw	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	R. Leszcz,, Michael	PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSION	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooney, Bente	Plastic Free QAC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Southerland, Mark	Safe Skies Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelleher, Zack	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weber, Johnlobbyist	Surfrider Foundation	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Malcolm	Surfrider Foundation Ocean City, MD Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mahoney, Pat	Town of Chesapeake beach	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lindquist, Adam	Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Breimann, Kate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryant, Cheryl	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fredriksson, Ryanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hersey, Patricia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Brooke	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McQuillan, Niamh	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Shane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shangold, Natasha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weiland, Billy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Zach	American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Zachary	American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance	Position only
UNF	McMullin, Mike	Carroll County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ludlow, Suzanne	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FWA	Raley Jr., James	St. Mary's County Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rigby, Christiana	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Recyclable Plastic Bag AllianceUNF 2

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Audubon Maryland-DCFAV 1

Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Carroll County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFWA 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Lower Shore Progressive CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MDEINFO 1

MOM's Organic MarketFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

NoneFAV 1

Our Last StrawFAV 1

PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSIONFAV 1

Plastic Free QACFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

St. Mary's County Farm BureauFWA 1

Surfrider FoundationFAV 1

Surfrider Foundation Ocean City, MD ChapterFAV 1

Town of Chesapeake beachFAV 1

Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered 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.…

FAVWeber, JohnSurfrider FoundationRegistered for: National Rifle Association

FAVFredriksson, RyanRegistered for: National Aquarium

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

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