SB 603

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Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2031; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Position only
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	Position only
FAV	Keane, Alison	International Sleep Products Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Washington, Mary	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	McIlroy, Kitty	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daly, Kevin	TurboHaul, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral
FWA	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawFWA 1

CeresFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

IndivisibleHoCoMDFAV 1

International Sleep Products AssociationFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

TurboHaul, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FWAFeinroth, MarkBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC; Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors; Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.; Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association…