SB 158

Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 485 (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 (54)

MGA witness list

FAV 37FavorableUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
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	Smith-Hams, Taylor	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peaslee, Graham	Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Birnbaum, Linda	Duke University	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reiter, Mayra	Farmworker Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Laura	Free State PTA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davidson, Jason	Friends of the Earth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Sean	MOM's Organic Market	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
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	Ruiz, Virginia	Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker Protection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Guitarra, Denisselobbyist	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Parent Advocacy Consortium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walls, Brent	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hance, Rosalobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Smart on Pesticides	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Villazon, Alexander	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Patrick	military poisons	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lasee, Steven	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Swearingen, Anastasia	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rawlins, Scott	Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology	Written (PDF)
UNF	Basu, Manojit	Crop Life America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gruber, Michaellobbyist	Household & Commercial Products Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schlossberg, Mark	Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Coakley, Patrick	Maryland Turfgrass Council	Oral
UNF	Sherry, Nicole	Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA)	Oral
UNF	Navolis, Robert	Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMA	Written (PDF)
UNF	David, Eric	Naval Academy Golf Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Campbell, John	Southern Crop Production Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Massoni, Jennalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Siller, Ginny	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Connelly, Steven	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Written (PDF)
INFO	Phillips, Tom	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Oral

Organizations on record

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

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Council of Producers & Distributors of AgrotechnologyUNF 1

Crop Life AmericaUNF 1

Department of Physics, University of Notre DameFAV 1

Duke UniversityFAV 1

Farmworker JusticeFAV 1

Free State PTAFAV 1

Friends of the EarthFAV 1

Household & Commercial Products AssociationUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgricultureINFO 2

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Turfgrass CouncilUNF 1

Marylanders for Food and Farm Worker ProtectionFAV 1

Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA)UNF 1

Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAUNF 1

military poisonsFAV 1

MOM's Organic MarketFAV 1

Nature ForwardFAV 1

Naval Academy Golf ClubUNF 1

Parent Advocacy ConsortiumFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

Sierra Club Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Smart on PesticidesFAV 1

Southern Crop Production AssociationUNF 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

FAVHance, RosaSierra Club Maryland ChapterRegistered for: Enhanced Impact LLC; Potomac Riverkeeper Network; Sierra Club Maryland Chapter; Advanced Energy United; American Whitewater; Waterkeepers Chesapeake…

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

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…