HB 342

Did not advance

Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic 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 products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register and pay a certain annual registration fee to the Department of the Environment; establishing certain minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Maryland House of Dlegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Oral
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moncion, Serena	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kosterlitz, David	self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shenvi, Shilpa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Elvia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Felton, Dan	AMERIPEN	Written (PDF)
UNF	Georgianni, Brennan	American Cleaning Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Klein, Ed	Carton Council of North America & American Forest and Paper Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Costa, Greg	Consumer Brands Association	Oral
UNF	Patterson, Carol	Foodservice Packaging Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Fortunato, Danielle	Plastics Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bailey, Kate	Association of Plastic Recyclers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Greer, Aleta	SFPA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Turnock, Kierstin	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Cleaning InstituteUNF 1

AMERIPENUNF 1

Association of Plastic RecyclersFWA 1

Carton Council of North America & American Forest and Paper AssociationUNF 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Consumer Brands AssociationUNF 1

Foodservice Packaging InstituteUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 2

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland House of DlegatesFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFWA 2

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Plastics Industry AssociationUNF 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

selfFAV 1

SFPAFWA 1

Trash Free MarylandFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

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

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