SB 222

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'organics recycling' to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.

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Testimony (82)

MGA witness list

FAV 38FavorableFWA 23Favorable with amendmentsUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Felton, Dan	AMERIPEN	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Jessie	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Small, City Councilmember Jason	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lynch, Sean	MOM's Organic Market	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shofar, Steven	Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodgers, Angie	Prince George's County Deputy CAO Economic Development	Oral
FAV	Cassel, Scott	Product Stewardship Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cassel, Scott	Product Stewardship Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	iliff, jesse	Severn River Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	Strong Towns Baltimore	Position only
FAV	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Villazon, Alexander	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Kristin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Olds, Elizabethlobbyist	American Forest & Paper Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Olds, Elizabethlobbyist	American Forest & Paper Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cassady, Jacob	Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gutierrez, Carloslobbyist	Consumer Healthcare Products Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DeFife, Scott	Glass Packaging Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blair, Peterlobbyist	Just Zero	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Percy, Davionlobbyist	Percy Public Affairs	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DeFife, Scott	The Glass Packaging Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harting, Martalobbyist	Venable	Written (PDF)
UNF	Beirne, Terri	Wine Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Beirne, Terri	Wine Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phelps, Mary	Individual	Position only
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FWA	Cassady, Jacob	Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FWA	Schlaich, Sam	Flexible Packaging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

American Forest & Paper AssociationUNF 2

American Forest and Paper AssociationINFO 1

AMERIPENFAV 1

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)FWA 1UNF 1

Association of Plastic RecyclersINFO 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFWA 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Consumer Healthcare Products AssociationUNF 1

Flexible Packaging AssociationFWA 1

Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Glass Packaging InstituteUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1FWA 1

Just ZeroUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1INFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 2

Maryland Recycling NetworkFWA 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFWA 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

McCormick & Company, Inc.FWA 1

McCormick and CompanyFWA 1

MOM's Organic MarketFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1FWA 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Percy Public AffairsUNF 1

Prince George's County Deputy CAO Economic DevelopmentFAV 1

Product Stewardship InstituteFAV 2

Restaurant Association of MarylandINFO 1

RWLFWA 1

Severn River AssociationFAV 1

Strong Towns BaltimoreFAV 1

Surfrider FoundationFWA 1

The Glass Packaging InstituteUNF 1

Trash Free MarylandFAV 2

UULM-MDFAV 2

VenableFWA 1UNF 1

Venable LLPFWA 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

Wine InstituteUNF 2

World Wildlife FundFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFOlds, ElizabethAmerican Forest & Paper AssociationRegistered for: American Forest & Paper Association

UNFGutierrez, CarlosConsumer Healthcare Products AssociationRegistered for: Consumer Healthcare Products Association

UNFBlair, PeterJust ZeroRegistered for: Just Zero

UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

UNFPercy, DavionPercy Public AffairsRegistered for: Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.; City of Seat Pleasant; Maryland Community Action Partnership; Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce; Retail Energy Supply Association, The; Luminis Health…

UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…

FWAWeber, JohnSurfrider FoundationRegistered for: National Rifle Association

FWAHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…

FWAStierhoff, JohnVenable LLPRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Arts for Learning Maryland; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Museum of Art…

FWATusino, AnthonyWorld Wildlife FundRegistered for: WWF US

INFOMinderlein, ShannahAmerican Forest and Paper AssociationRegistered for: American Forest & Paper Association; Arc Central Chesapeake Region, The; Wine Institute; Kaiser Permanente; Capitol Strategies LLC; Compassion & Choices Action Network…

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

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

Journey

Jan 23First reading in the SenateAssigned to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Feb 9Education, Energy, and the Environment hearingThu, Feb 9, 1:00 PM
Mar 16Committee report: Favorable with Amendments
Mar 8Second reading (Senate): Passed with Amendments
Mar 10Third reading (Senate): Passed
Mar 12First reading in the HouseAssigned to Environment and Transportation
Mar 29Environment and Transportation hearing (House)Wed, Mar 29, 1:00 PM
Apr 3Committee report (House): Favorable with Amendments
Mar 21Second reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 26Third reading (House): Passed with Amendments
Mar 26Conference Committee Appointed
Mar 26Enacted as Chapter 465Signing date is not in the MGA feed

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