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State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Second Reading Passed (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or State highway in a single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or State highway in a container that will not be discarded with the yard waste or is a compostable paper bag; and requiring all yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or State highway to be disposed of in a certain manner under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationPosition only
FAVWilson, EmilyDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
FAVLehman, MaryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVLehman, MaryMGAWritten (PDF)
FAVBehler, DylanMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMcIlroy, KittyMaryland Recycling NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVMiller, ChazMaryland Recycling NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAinsworth, MarthaMaryland Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVSands, BrandonMaryland Turfgrass CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDoordan, KellylobbyistTrash Free MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDoordan, KellylobbyistTrash Free MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Lehman, Delegate LehmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Lehman, Delegate LehmanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
FAVRanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualPosition only
FWAKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDoordan, KellyTrash Free MarylandRegistered for: Trash Free Maryland
FAVDoordan, KellyTrash Free MarylandRegistered for: Trash Free Maryland
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action