HB 1022

PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: HealthSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or distributing for sale in the State, certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals on or after certain dates; establishing registration requirements for certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; providing for the testing of certain products to determine compliance with the Act; etc.

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Testimony (61)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 23UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Ghosh, Shantanu	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gant, Mary	Kids for Saving Earth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fidler, Elisabeth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walls, Brent	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	Hamidi, Renee	Valleys Planning Council	Position only
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Stacey	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Felts, Nicole	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hayes, Craig	Individual	Position only
FAV	Held, Karl	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maguire, Gussie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Ashland	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Sheila	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Uy, Kathleen	Individual	Position only
UNF	Correnti, Chris	AGC America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Hayley	AHRI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Frederick, Adrienne	AdvaMed	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pappas, Andrew	American Apparel & Footwear Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carroll, Quinlan	American Chemistry Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Simon, Robert	American Chemistry Council	Oral
UNF	Young, Josh	American Chemistry Council	Oral
UNF	Zaman, Riaz	American Coatings Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Harrington, Gene	Animal Health Institute	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pirro, Jonathanlobbyist	Association of Equipment Manufacturers	Oral
UNF	Keane, John	Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McLuckie, Johnlobbyist	Consumer Healthcare Products Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Burns, Stephen	Cookware Sustainability Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Unuvar, Cosan	Cookware Sustainability Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kopa, Michelle	Household & Commercial Products Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral
UNF	McCarthy, Rachel	Motorcycle Industry Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Solomon, Kennedy	RV Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ourada, Mark	State Government Affairs for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)	Written (PDF)
UNF	RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist	The Rasmussen Group LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hanz, Patricia	Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ratchford, Michaellobbyist	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Reilly, Katie	Consumer Technology Association (CTA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Schafer, Zachary	Maryland Department of the Environment	Oral
INFO	Drescher, Sadie	Chesapeake Bay Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bemus, Andrew	Sustainable PFAS Action Network	Oral

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Organizations on record

AdvaMedUNF 1

AGC AmericaUNF 1

AHRIUNF 1

American Apparel & Footwear AssociationUNF 1

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 3

American Coatings AssociationUNF 1

Animal Health InstituteUNF 1

Association of Equipment ManufacturersUNF 1

Association of Home Appliance ManufacturersUNF 1

BCRWFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay TrustINFO 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Consumer Healthcare Products AssociationUNF 1

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)FWA 1

Cookware Sustainability AllianceUNF 2

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Household & Commercial Products AssociationUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Kids for Saving EarthFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 2

Maryland Farm BureauINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Motorcycle Industry CouncilUNF 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 2

Qualequity AccessFAV 1

RV Industry AssociationUNF 1

State Government Affairs for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)UNF 1

Sustainable PFAS Action NetworkINFO 1

The Rasmussen Group LLCUNF 1

Truck and Engine Manufacturers AssociationUNF 1

Valleys Planning CouncilFAV 1

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.UNF 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

UNFPirro, JonathanAssociation of Equipment ManufacturersRegistered for: Association of Equipment Manufacturers

UNFMcLuckie, JohnConsumer Healthcare Products AssociationRegistered for: Consumer Healthcare Products Association

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)…

UNFRatchford, MichaelW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Registered for: W.L. Gore & Associates

INFOHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

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