Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 2:15 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill; prohibiting a person from burning or incinerating a mattress as an alternative means of disposal, subject to certain exceptions; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2023; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zepp, Aubrie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist | Clean Water Action | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Clarke, Marie | ISPA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dillon, Cindy | MD Sierra Club | Oral |
| FWA | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cassel, Scott | Product Stewardship Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Feighner, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hinz, Andrew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association