HB 319

Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before November 1, 2023.

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Testimony (51)

MGA witness list

FAV 39FavorableUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bucic, Sarah	Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ichniowski, Mike	American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kern, Hardy	American Bird Conservancy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ross, Gabrielle	Assateague Coastal Trust	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Position only
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Birnbaum, Linda	Duke University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rule, Ana	Johns Hopkins School of Public Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beck, Celange	MOM's Organic Market	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carella, Veronika	Maryland Children's Environmental Health Coalition (MD CEHC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schwarz, Kurt	Maryland Ornithological Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eignor, Diana	Maryland Pesticide Education Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruiz, Virginia	Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Liebman, Amy	Migrant Clinicians Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practition	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Villazon, Alexander	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Patrick	military poisons	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kabara, Ilona	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lasee, Steven	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Swearingen, Anastasia	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Basu, Manojit	Crop Life America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Glenn, Scott	Glenn Family Farm	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gruber, Michaellobbyist	Household & Commercial Products Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Navolis, Robert	Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Luther, Lonnie W.	Montgomery County Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Massoni, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Connelly, Steven	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)FAV 1

American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate CommitteeFAV 1

American Bird ConservancyFAV 1

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 1

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Crop Life AmericaUNF 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Duke UniversityFAV 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Glenn Family FarmUNF 1

Household & Commercial Products AssociationUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

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

Maryland Department of AgricultureINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide CoalitionFAV 1

Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker ProtectionFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAUNF 1

Migrant Clinicians NetworkFAV 1

military poisonsFAV 1

MOM's Organic MarketFAV 1

Montgomery County Farm BureauUNF 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake ChapterFAV 1

Nature ForwardFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVGuitarra, DenisseNature ForwardRegistered for: Nature Forward

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

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFGruber, MichaelHousehold & Commercial Products AssociationRegistered for: Household & Commercial Products Association

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

UNFPorter, HollyRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

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