HB 1237

Did not advance

Pesticide Applications - Subscription Contract Requirements and Registry Establishment

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain requirements for a pesticide business licensee that has a subscription contract for pest control with a residential customer; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a Residential Pollinator Protection and Neighbor Notification Registry for the purpose of registering certain individuals who are interested in receiving notice of certain pesticide applications; requiring the Department to prepare a certain list from the Registry and distribute the list to certain licensees; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Position only
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	Volodin, Staceylobbyist	Humane World for Animals	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Betsy	Potomac Riverkeeper Network	Position only
FAV	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Position only
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ruth, Sheila	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Barton, Charles	American Pest an Anticimex Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Alan	Manor View Farm	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fleckenstein, Charlotte	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schlossberg, Mark	Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Colbert, Jordan	The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lucci, Johnathon	Weed Man Landscaping	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sheppard, Brandon	Weed Man Landscaping	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sheppard, Bruce	Weed Man Landscaping	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sheppard, Layne	Weed Man Landscaping	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sheppard, Margret	Weed Man Landscaping	Written (PDF)
UNF	Freeman, Logan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Leahy, Brad	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Montgomery, Todd	Individual	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	McPherson, Lydia	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
FWA	Schmidt-Perkins, Dru	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Pest an Anticimex CompanyUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Humane World for AnimalsFAV 1

Manor View FarmUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesFWA 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 1

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning CommissionUNF 1

Travis LerolFAV 1

Weed Man LandscapingUNF 5

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVolodin, StaceyHumane World for AnimalsRegistered for: Humane World for Animals

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