HB 1069

Enacted

Water Supply - Private Well Safety Program

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 622 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an owner of residential rental property that is served by a private water supply well to provide water quality testing every 3 years and to disclose to a tenant certain results; requiring the owner of a residential rental property that is served by a private water supply well to notify the Department of the Environment and the local health department about well contamination, provide an on-going potable water supply and resolve the contamination within 60 days; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000; etc.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Geckle, Mathew	Back River Precast	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Minovi, Darya	Center for Progressive Reform	Oral
FAV	Minovi, Darya	Center for Progressive Reform	Oral
FAV	Schmitt, Katlyn	Center for Progressive Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmitt, Katlyn	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Welch, Kenneth	Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health Directors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grabania, Nadine	Mountain Maryland Movement	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walls, Brent	Upper Potomac Riverkeeper	Oral
FAV	Chesapeake, Waterkeepers	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Holloway, Jean	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Curtian , Donald	AA County Health	Oral
UNF	Glotfelty, Barry	Conf. of Env. Health Directors	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Welch, Kenneth	Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health Directors	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Cumers, Matt	Individual	Oral
UNF	Trescott, Sara	Individual	Oral
FWA	Mascarenhas, Brendan	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Stewart, Delegate Vaughn	AMENDMENT	Written (PDF)
INFO	abbott, tyler	MDE	Written (PDF)
INFO	Chesapeake, Waterkeepers	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AA County HealthUNF 1

AMENDMENTINFO 1

American Chemistry CouncilFWA 1

Back River PrecastFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 4

Conf. of Env. Health DirectorsUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Conference of Local Environmental Health DirectorsFAV 1UNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland REALTORSUNF 1

MDEINFO 1

Mountain Maryland MovementFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

Upper Potomac RiverkeeperFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

Journey

Feb 5First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Feb 24Environment and Transportation hearingWed, Feb 24, 1:30 PM
Mar 20Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 10Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 11Third reading (House): Passed
Mar 3First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Mar 31Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs hearing (Senate)Wed, Mar 31, 1:00 PM
Apr 10Committee report (Senate): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 20Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 21Third reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 21Concurred
Mar 21Enacted as Chapter 622Signing date is not in the MGA feed

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