Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 4/07 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2031, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2027; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | McIlroy, Kitty | Maryland Recycling Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cassel, Scott | Product Stewardship Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doordan, Kellylobbyist | Trash Free Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daly, Kevin | TurboHaul, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyer, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsa, Carolyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Matthews, Todd | Bailey & Glasser, LLP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Butchko, Dominic | MACo | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Baker, Jeremy D | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association