HB 386

Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: AgricultureStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, by January 1, 2032, the Department of Agriculture to develop, maintain, post on its website, and distribute to all certified applicators a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 50FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Huffling, Katie	Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ichniowski, Mike	American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kern, E. Hardy	American Bird Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grantham, Sara	Beyond Pesticides	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Birnbaum, Linda	Duke University	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davidson, Jason	Friends of the Earth	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rule, Ana	Johns Hopkins School of Public Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Position only
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carella, Veronika	Maryland Children's Environmental Health Coalition (MD CEHC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Robin	Maryland Ornithological Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Raindrop, Bonnie	Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	LYNCH, SEAN	Maryland Pesticide Education Network, IPM in Health Care Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Radov, Lisa	Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraszewski, Stephen	Mason Farms Produce LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McDaniel, Steve	McDaniel Honey Farm	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Liebman, Amy	Migrant Clinicians Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walls, Brent	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reeves, Joy	The Rachel Carson Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Patrick	military poisons	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Braver, Cleo	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ceryes, Caitlin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Earnest, Ray	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrett, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	LAPORTE, MARIE	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Messier, Christine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, S	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jack	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Temkin, Alexis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wengernuk, Kevin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Swearingen, Anastasia	American Chemistry Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Barton, Charles	American Pest an Anticimex Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hagan, Amanda	Animal Health Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Basu, Manojit	CropLife America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Glenn, Barb	Glenn Family Farm	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kopa, Michelle	Household & Commercial Products Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schlossberg, Mark	Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy EnvironmentFAV 1

American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Health and Climate CommitteeFAV 1

American Bird ConservancyFAV 1

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 1

American Mosquito Control AssociationFWA 2

American Pest an Anticimex CompanyUNF 1

Animal Health InstituteUNF 1

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Beyond PesticidesFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

CropLife AmericaUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 1

Department of AgricultureINFO 1

Duke UniversityFAV 1

Friends of the EarthFAV 1

Glenn Family FarmUNF 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Household & Commercial Products AssociationUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthFAV 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Children's Environmental Health Coalition (MD CEHC)FAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education Network / Smart on Pesticide CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Pesticide Education Network, IPM in Health Care ProjectFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Pest Control AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Turfgrass CouncilUNF 1

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.FAV 1

Mason Farms Produce LLCFAV 1

McDaniel Honey FarmFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Migrant Clinicians NetworkFAV 1

military poisonsFAV 1

National Associational of Landscaping ProfessionalsUNF 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

Responsible Industry for a Sound EnvironmentUNF 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.UNF 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Rachel Carson CouncilFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…