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Bills/2026 Regular Session

SB 553

EnactedCrossfile HB 833
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Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report to the Legislative Policy Committee by December 1, 2026, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2027.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVNusbaum, EmilAutomotive Recyclers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMcIlroy, KittyMaryland Recycling NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhillips, RobertMaryland State Firefighter's AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzgerald, GarrettMontgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionWritten (PDF)
FAVShort, JustinRecycled Materials AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistTowing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVBlack-Woodson, AllysonlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVOutten, MeganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVOutten, MeganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVP, SIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVThompson, LindsaylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVetter, DrewIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASands, BrandonMaryland Turfgrass CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FWAReinhardt, RichardlobbyistPercy Public Affairs, LLCOral
FWAMansfield, AndrealobbyistTowing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Automotive Recyclers AssociationFAV 1
Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2
Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 2
Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1
Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 1
Maryland Turfgrass CouncilFWA 1
Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1
Percy Public Affairs, LLCFWA 1
Recycled Materials AssociationFAV 1
Towing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandFAV 1FWA 1
YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaTowing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…
FAVBlack-Woodson, AllysonRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
FWAReinhardt, RichardPercy Public Affairs, LLCRegistered for: Allegany County Historical Society; Allegany Museum, Inc.; City of Cumberland; City of Frostburg; Diamond Game; Inncuvate Community Development Partners, Inc.…
FWAMansfield, AndreaTowing and Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…