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Bills/2024 Regular Session

HB 457

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Environment - Synthetic Turf - Disclosure and Study

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of the industry, local environmental and community stakeholders, and synthetic turf producers, retailers, and users, to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the State and report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.

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Testimony (73)

MGA witness list
FAV 68FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFeighner, LizBWCUMC Creation CareWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizBWCUMC Creation CareWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVKunze, JenniferlobbyistClean Water ActionWritten (PDF)
FAVHeld, KarlClimate Coalition Montgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVHeld, KarlClimate Coalition Montgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, LauraFree State PTAWritten (PDF)
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVHoffman, KirstenGreen Towson AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizHoCo Climate ActionWritten (PDF)
FAVKonny, CrystalIndivisible Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVKonny, CrystalIndivisible Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVAvila, JasonLatino CaucuaWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizLess Plastic PleaseWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizLess Plastic PleaseWritten (PDF)
FAVBaucumColbert, JordanM-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonWritten (PDF)
FAVBaucumColbert, JordanM-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonWritten (PDF)
FAVStallard, MeganMCPS Student Climate Action CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStallard, MeganMCPS Student Climate Action CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVLehman, MaryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVLehman, MaryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVCoakley, PatrickMaryland Turfgrass CouncilOral
FAVSherry, NicoleMid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA)Oral
FAVNavolis, RobertMid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAWritten (PDF)
FAVNavolis, RobertMid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAWritten (PDF)
FAVTaylor, CarolineMontgomery Countryside AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVKoravos, JoAnneMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVZuckerman, DianaNational Center for Health ResearchWritten (PDF)
FAVZuckerman, DianaNational Center for Health ResearchWritten (PDF)
FAVElaine, ArndtSELFPosition only
FAVElaine, ArndtSELFPosition only
FAVConway, DianaSafe Healthy Playing Fields IncOral + Written (PDF)
FAVConway, DianaSafe Healthy Playing Fields IncOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lehman, Delegate LehmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Lehman, Delegate LehmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDeutschmann, RichardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDeutschmann, RichardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFarber, AmandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFeighner, LizIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLAPORTE, MARIEIndividualOral
FAVLAPORTE, MARIEIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMallek, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMichels, KathleenIndividualWritten (PDF)
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Organizations on record

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 2
Capitol Turf ProsUNF 1
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1
Clean Water ActionFAV 1
Climate Coalition Montgomery CountyFAV 2
Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2
DoTheMostGoodFAV 2
Free State PTAFAV 2
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
Green Towson AllianceFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1
Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 2
Latino CaucuaFAV 1
Less Plastic PleaseFAV 2
M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonFAV 2
Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 2
Maryland Turfgrass CouncilFAV 1
MCPS Student Climate Action CouncilFAV 2
MGAFAV 2
Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA)FAV 1
Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAFAV 2
Montgomery Countryside AllianceFAV 1
Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 2
Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2
National Center for Health ResearchFAV 2
Reccreational GroupUNF 1
Safe Healthy Playing Fields IncFAV 2
SELFFAV 2
SYNLawn Chesapeake BayUNF 1
Synthetic Turf CouncilUNF 2
YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action