HB 232

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 84FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rodvien, Linda	AA Co Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sherard, Trey	Anacostia Riverkeeper	Oral
FAV	Williams, Chris	Anacostia Watershede Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hummer, Julie K.	Anne Arundel County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vitali, Liana	Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tracy, Sam	CLYNK	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Carrie	City of Brunswick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Tyasia	City of Cambridge	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	City of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Groenendyk, Nate	City of Hyattsville	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dahan Kocher, Delphine	Constellium	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Susan	Container Recycling Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Terrasa, Jen	Delegate, MD General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buyer, Susan	Democatic Womens Club Worcester Co. MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koran, Nancy	Earth Ministry of River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Hoffman, Kirsten	Green Towson Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Jung, Deb	Howard County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Liz	Howard County Council - District 1	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buyer, Susan	Indisible Worcester Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blair, Peterlobbyist	Just Zero	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoglund, Hollis	Laurel for the Patuxent	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tucker, Walter	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schwarz, Kurt	Maryland Ornithological Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Buckley, Gavin	Mayor of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cephas, Lejan	Mayor of Cambridge	Oral
FAV	Turnbull, Lindsey	Montgomery County Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Neely, James	Mother's Cantina	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Modali, Rama	REPROCELL USA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fine, Maureen	Salutation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosher, David	Sierra Club MD Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bodine, Patricia	St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church	Position only
FAV	Green, Gracyn	Surfrider Foundation Annapolis High School	Oral
FAV	Nader, John	The Green Team SJERC Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reeves, Joy	The Rachel Carson Council	Position only
FAV	Thompson, Alan K.	Town of Riverdale Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnaird, John	Town of Thurmont	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doordan, Kellylobbyist	Trash Free Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Blood, Allison	Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lindquist, Adam	Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AA Co CouncilFAV 1

Anacostia RiverkeeperFAV 1

Anacostia Watershede SocietyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County CouncilFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Recreation & ParksFAV 1

Association of Plastic RecyclersFWA 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Blue Water BaltimoreFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

City of BrunswickFAV 1

City of CambridgeFAV 1

City of FrederickFAV 1

City of HyattsvilleFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

CLYNKFAV 1

ConstelliumFAV 1

Container Recycling InstituteFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delegate, MD General AssemblyFAV 1

Democatic Womens Club Worcester Co. MDFAV 1

Earth Ministry of River Road Unitarian Universalist CongregationFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Green Towson AllianceFAV 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Howard County CouncilFAV 1

Howard County Council - District 1FAV 1

Indisible Worcester MarylandFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Just ZeroFAV 1

Laurel for the PatuxentFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Beer Wholesalers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkUNF 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor of AnnapolisFAV 1

Mayor of CambridgeFAV 1

Montgomery County Commission for WomenFAV 1

Mother's CantinaFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Pres. PG Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

REPROCELL USAFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

SalutationFAV 1

Sierra Club MD ChapterFAV 1

St. Katherine Drexel Catholic ChurchFAV 1

Surfrider Foundation Annapolis High SchoolFAV 1

The Green Team SJERC ChurchFAV 1

The Rachel Carson CouncilFAV 1

Town of Riverdale ParkFAV 1

Town of ThurmontFAV 1

Trash Free MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreFAV 2

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVBlair, PeterJust ZeroRegistered for: Just Zero

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVDoordan, KellyTrash Free MarylandRegistered for: Trash Free Maryland

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFManis, Nicholas G.Maryland Beer Wholesalers AssociationRegistered for: Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.; Baltimore Cyber Range LLC dba BCR Cyber…

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FWABellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC…

INFOSublett, JennaRegistered for: Cornerstone Government Affairs; Wonderful Company, The; Equinor Wind US; Maryland Troopers Association; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Heritage Memorial Cemetery…