HB 1239

Did not advance

Environment - Plastic and Glass Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)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 certain producers of certain plastic and glass products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic and glass products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register and pay an annual registration fee of $1,000 to the Department of the Environment; establishing certain minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeFife, Scott	Glass Packaging Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jankowski, Joseph	Select...	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sollner-Webb, Barbara	personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn	Oral
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Peer, Adam	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Georgianni, Brennan	American Cleaning Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schlaich, Sam	Flexible Packaging Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Patterson, Carol	Foodservice Packaging Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	MD-DE-DC Beverage Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral
FWA	Crane, Angus	NAIMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hinz, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Turnock, Kierstin	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Felton, Dan	AMERIPEN	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 1

American Cleaning InstituteUNF 1

AMERIPENINFO 1

Clean Water ActionFWA 1

Flexible Packaging AssociationUNF 1

Foodservice Packaging InstituteUNF 1

Glass Packaging InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFWA 2

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFWA 1

MD-DE-DC Beverage AssociationUNF 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

NAIMAFWA 1

personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic AssnFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Select...FAV 1

Trash Free MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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.…

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

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

FWAKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FWATulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter