SB 260

Maryland Paint Stewardship

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Rereferred to Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the Department to review and approve certain plans, including a certain assessment, submitted in accordance with the Paint Stewardship Program; prohibiting the sale of certain architectural paint under certain circumstances beginning January 1, 2025; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Parts, Chris	AIA Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	McAuliffe, Heidi	American Coatings Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Presutti, Heather	GDB International, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodgers, Brett	PaintCare	Oral
FAV	Cassel, Scott	Product Stewardship Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	Strong Towns Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shofar, Steven	Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)