Environment - Ethylene Oxide - Prohibition
Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the use, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution of ethylene oxide in the State; and providing a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for a first violation of the Act and up to $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beidle, Pamela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nurnberger Snyder, Lisa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Beidle, Senator Beidlelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Patrick, Bobby | AdvaMed | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gulledge, Bill | American Chemistry Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shumow, Laura | American Spice Trade Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Zhuang, Meibao | Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Association, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brooks, Ashley | Fuchs North America | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ryan, David | Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bourne, Jonathan | Trinity Sterile | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gordon, Mark | Trinity Sterile | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Luffman, Bunky | Wicomico County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cloney, Bob | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Abbott, Tyler | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association