SB 655

Electronic Device Producer Responsibility Program - Established

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)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

Altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a separate covered electronic device producer responsibility program plan and annual report, registration, and review fee account within the Fund; repealing certain provisions of law relating to existing covered electronic device takeback programs; altering certain provisions of law relating to registration fees for certain manufacturers of covered electronic devices; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Richardson, Ava	Baltimore City Administration	Oral
FAV	Keller, Richard	Baltimore County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Yosef	LS Enterprise Group	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	McIlroy, Kitty	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + 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	Shepter, Brian	Office of the Howard County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Oldendorf, Kristyn	Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morhaim, Dan	none	Oral
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Held, Karl	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FWA	Feinroth, Marklobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Oral
FWA	Reilly, Katie	Consumer Technology Association (CTA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pacheco, Vincent	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FWA	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
INFO	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawFWA 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)FWA 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

LS Enterprise GroupFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFWA 1

Maryland Environmental ServiceFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 2

Maryland Retailers AllianceINFO 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

noneFAV 1

Office of the Howard County ExecutiveFAV 1

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

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…

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