SB 686

PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)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 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 (63)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 25UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Swanson, Taylor	Assateague Coastal Trust	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peot, Chris	DC Water	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tarsel, Emily	Health Choice Maryland.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ghosh, Shantanu	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Exum, Natalie	Johns Hopkins University	Oral
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Ochsenhirt, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	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	Meister, Pamela	Self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pluta, Matt	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Broder, Robin	Waterkeepers Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Grabush, Joyce	Individual	Position only
FAV	Maguire, Gussie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	To, Priscilla	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Correnti, Chris	AGC America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Hayley	AHRI	Oral
UNF	Frederick, Adrienne	AdvaMed	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fisher, Joshualobbyist	Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Position only
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	Zaman, Riaz	American Coatings Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rudowich, Nicholaslobbyist	Association of Equipment Manufacturers	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Keane, John	Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Costa, Gregory	Consumer Brands Association	Oral
UNF	McLuckie, Johnlobbyist	Consumer Healthcare Products Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Burns, Stephen	Cookware Sustainability Alliance	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wann, Emily	Cookware Sustainability Alliance	Oral
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	Ourada, Mark	National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Solomon, Kennedy	RV Industry Association	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)
UNF	Frey, Paul	Washington County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Reilly, Katie	Consumer Technology Association (CTA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pacheco, Vincent	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)

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Organizations on record

AdvaMedUNF 1

AGC AmericaUNF 1

AHRIUNF 1

Alliance for Automotive InnovationUNF 1

American Apparel & Footwear AssociationUNF 1

American Chemistry CouncilUNF 2

American Coatings AssociationUNF 1

Assateague Coastal TrustFAV 1

Association of Equipment ManufacturersUNF 1

Association of Home Appliance ManufacturersUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay TrustINFO 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Consumer Brands AssociationUNF 1

Consumer Healthcare Products AssociationUNF 1

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)FWA 1

Cookware Sustainability AllianceUNF 2

DC WaterFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgFAV 1

Household & Commercial Products AssociationUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Johns Hopkins UniversityFAV 1

Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesFAV 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 Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Motorcycle Industry CouncilUNF 1

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)UNF 1

Potomac Riverkeeper NetworkFAV 2

RV Industry AssociationUNF 1

SelfFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

Sustainable PFAS Action NetworkINFO 1

The Rasmussen Group LLCUNF 1

Truck and Engine Manufacturers AssociationUNF 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

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

Washington County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Waterkeepers ChesapeakeFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association…

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

UNFRudowich, NicholasAssociation 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…