Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - State Purchase and Use - Prohibition
Sponsor: Linda Foley (District 15)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the State from purchasing a gasoline-powered leaf blower beginning July 1, 2023; and prohibiting the State from using a gasoline-powered leaf blower beginning July 1, 2025.
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Testimony (45)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 25UnfavorableINFO 3Information 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 | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Hoffman, Kirsten | Green Towson Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fixsen, Elizabeth | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koravos, JoAnne | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stovall, Terence | National Associational of Landscaping Professionals | Oral |
| FAV | Bhatnagar, Shruti | Shruti Bhatnagar | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeWitt, Lynda | Solar Mowing | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Laura | WDC | Oral |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Foley, Delegate Foleylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Foley, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | LAPORTE, MARIE | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Bauer Farace , Danielle | Maryland Arborist Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Copeland, Megan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | KIJESKY, CRYSTAL | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mercier, Ellie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Gala | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Phillips, Robert | Maryland State Firefighter's Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Robertson, Chris | MD DNR Forest Service | Oral |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jolly, Kenneth | Maryland Department of Natural Resources-Forest Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
MD DNR Forest ServiceINFO 1
Shruti BhatnagarFAV 1
Solar MowingFAV 1
WDCFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals