Sports Venues - Reusable Beverage Containers - Use During Sporting Events
Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the owner or operator of a sports venue and the governing body of an institution of higher education that operates a sports venue to allow an individual attending a sporting event at the sports venue to bring and use a reusable beverage container during a sporting event.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | HoCo Climate Action | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Chaz | Maryland Recycling Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doordan, Kellylobbyist | Trash Free Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ruhl, Janet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, S | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ryznar, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |