Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement
Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring at least one water bottle filling station or a combined water bottle filling station and drinking fountain to be installed in certain new construction or as part of certain renovations beginning October 1, 2025, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 27FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Parts, Chris | AIA Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hale, Lauralobbyist | American Heart Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kontz Carr, Amanda | Baltimore County Administration | Position only |
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Position only |
| FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Position only |
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Environental Justice Ministry Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church | Position only |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | HoCo Climate Action | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | Indivisible HoCo Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, Chaz | Maryland Recycling Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mizrahi, Jennifer | Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist | National Aquarium | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nicholas, Betsy | Potomac Riverkeeper Network | Position only |
| FAV | Doordan, Kellylobbyist | Trash Free Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Peter | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brooks, Benjamin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kranz, Rhonda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | York, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lerol, Travis | Travis Lerol | Position only |
Organizations on record
AIA MarylandFAV 1
CASAFAV 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1
Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1
NAIOP MarylandUNF 1
National AquariumFAV 1
Trash Free MarylandFAV 1
Travis LerolUNF 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund