HB 131

Environment - Synthetic Turf and Turf Infill - Chain of Custody

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a producer of synthetic turf and turf infill sold or distributed in the State to establish a system, by January 1, 2023, to track the chain of custody of the synthetic turf and turf infill and report the chain of custody to the Department of the Environment, except under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to maintain a website that displays all chain of custody information, names and contact information of certain persons, and a list of the brands; making a violation of the Act a civil offense; etc.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gage, Kit	Friends of Sligo Creek	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schablein, Jared	Lower Shore Progressive Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Oral
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cleghorn, J. Stephen	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral
FAV	Kufera, Caleen	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission	Written (PDF)
FAV	Navolis, Robert	Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conway, Diana	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zuckerman, Diana	National Center for Health Research	Written (PDF)
FAV	Findlay, Steven	Sugarloaf Citizen's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Balachandran, Suchitra	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farber, Amanda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallardo, Justin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gargurevich, Kathryn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Granier, Leila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberger, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hinz, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mallek, Kate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyler, Bill	Individual	Oral
UNF	Rannie, Mark	Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Tire and Rubber Division	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kirton, Stratton	Recycled Rubber Coalition	Written (PDF)
UNF	Taylor, Melanie	Synthetic Turf Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gill, Darren	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kirton, Kenneth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Steve	MACPRA Maryland Association of County Park and Recreation Administrators	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

HB 131

What this bill does

Testimony (38)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified