HB 173

Did not advance

State Buildings and State Highways - Collection of Yard Waste

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or a State highway in a container that will not be discarded with the yard waste or is a compostable paper bag; and providing that the Act does not apply to a person disposing of noxious weeds, as designated by the Department of Agriculture, or invasive species.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Villasenor, Ernestolobbyist	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Behler, Dylan	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Riley, E. Anne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hopkins, Barbara	Individual	Position only
FWA	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Norris-Waldt, Linda	MD-DC Composting Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Behler, Dylan	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Knapp, Les	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)