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HB 848

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile SB 621
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Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 66 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Fire Prevention Commission to adopt regulations that incorporate by reference sections 30.7.5 and 31.7.5 of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code (2024 Edition) and authorize the placement of trash and recycling in corridors and exits in accordance with the NFPA Life Safety Code.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVHoustle, PeterMaryland Recycling NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVBuddle, JeffreyProfessional Fire Fighters of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVAnleu, BrianlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Stein, Delegate SteinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVStein, DanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPhillips, RobertMaryland State Firefighter's AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFJordan Jones, NicoleMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland