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SB 372

EnactedCrossfile HB 133
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Environment - Sealant Products - Prohibitions (Safer Sealant Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 710 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on or after October 1, 2023, a person from supplying, selling, or offering for sale a high-PAH sealant product for application to a driveway or parking area in the State; prohibiting on or after October 1, 2023, a person from applying or soliciting the application of a high-PAH sealant product to a driveway or parking area in the State; establishing a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation and an administrative penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation, but not exceeding $100,000 total; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArchie, RobertASMAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMyers, DougChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVMyers, DougChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVEnnis, TomCoal Tar Free AmericaOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaMLC Climate Justice WingPosition only
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVYounts, DianaTakoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteePosition only
FAVPeterson, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLeHuray, AnnePavement Coatings Technology CouncilOral
UNFDavis, VictorPavement Depot of MarylandOral
UNFWhite, JoshlobbyistPerry White Ross & JacobsonOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDecker, TomSeal MasterOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylerMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
UNFWhite, JoshPerry White Ross & JacobsonRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project