HB 387

Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Transferring the regulation of pesticides, plant diseases, and mosquitos in the State from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Environment.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Huffling, Katie	Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ichniowski, Mike	American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Illiff, Jesse	Arundel Rivers Waterkeepers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ross, Gabrielle	Assateague Coastal Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goembel, Luke	Central Maryland Beekeepers Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	MPH, Gwen DuBois	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Trousdale, Kristie	Children's Environmental Health Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davidson, Jason	Friends of the Earth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weston, Derrick	Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rule, Ana	Johns Hopkins School of Public Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	MCCPTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Carella, Veronika	Maryland Children's Environmental Health Coalition (MD CEHC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Robin	Maryland Ornithological Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ransom, Gene	MedChi, The Maryland State Med	Position only
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Smart on Pesticides	Written (PDF)
FAV	Balick, Adam	University of Maryland Law Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meffley, Robert	COUNTY COUNCIL OF CECIL COUNTY	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Marczyk, Bernielobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Glenn, Barb	Glenn Family Farm	Written (PDF)
UNF	Connelly, Steven	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Kimberly	Montgomery County Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Miedusiewski, Joe	Personal Card	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raley Jr., James K.	President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Massoni, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Tchantchou, Kevine	Lith Home LLC	Position only
INFO	Hofstetter, Rob	MD Department of Agriculture	Oral
INFO	Rice, Kim	MD Dept of Agriculture	Oral
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
INFO	Shirk, Cassie	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy EnvironmentFAV 1

American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate CommitteeFAV 1

Arundel Rivers WaterkeepersFAV 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1

Central Maryland Beekeepers AssociationFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Children's Environmental Health NetworkFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsUNF 1

COUNTY COUNCIL OF CECIL COUNTYUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Friends of the EarthFAV 1

Glenn Family FarmUNF 1

Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthFAV 1

Lith Home LLCINFO 1

Maryland Children's Environmental Health Coalition (MD CEHC)FAV 1

Maryland Department of AgricultureUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

MCCPTAFAV 1

MD Department of AgricultureINFO 1

MD Dept of AgricultureINFO 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MedChi, The Maryland State MedFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County Farm BureauUNF 1

Personal CardUNF 1

President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.UNF 1

Rural Maryland CouncilUNF 1

Smart on PesticidesFAV 1

University of Maryland Law ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

UNFMarczyk, BernieCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Adobe Inc.; American Petroleum Institute; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees…

UNFMassoni, JennaRegistered for: ZeroEyes; Heritage Memorial Cemetery; Maryland Farm Bureau; Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.; ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter (ALSA); Alorica…

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…