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SB 782

EnactedCrossfile HB 586
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State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 169 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each unit of State government to include certain specifications for certain products produced from recycled or organic materials when establishing procurement specifications for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregate; and requiring the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee to establish specifications for purchasing of compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregates produced from certain materials and publish and maintain the specification online for use by State agencies.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVVaughan, SuzannaBioenergy DevcoOral
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVLambert, MiguelHarford Minerals - Repurpose AggregatesOral
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVCaruso, MichellelobbyistMontgomery County Food CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWelch, FranklinIndividualPosition only
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FWAWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FWAHoustle, PeterMaryland Recycling NetworkWritten (PDF)
FWAAlexander, PeterIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAAlexander, PeterIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCaruso, MichelleMontgomery County Food CouncilRegistered for: Montgomery County Food Council, Inc.
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake