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SB 719

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Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after October 1, 2028, of sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing a person to commingle sewage sludge to reduce the total concentration of regulated PFAS in the final material to levels below 25 parts per billion, subject to certain regulations; establishing certain monitoring protocols; authorizing the establishment of pretreatment standards; etc.

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Testimony (56)

MGA witness list
FAV 39FavorableFWA 13Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSwanson, TaylorAssateague Coastal TrustOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKrieger, BetsyBe the Change BmoreWritten (PDF)
FAVForrer, SteveChesapeake Legal AllianceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTarsel, EmilyHealth Choice Maryland.orgWritten (PDF)
FAVRoe, CaitlinIndivisible Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVExum, NatalieJohns Hopkins UniversityOral
FAVHoward, CurtMD-IWLAWritten (PDF)
FAVCrump, PatrickMEPPNWritten (PDF)
FAVZelaya, MichellelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVZelaya, MichellelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVSimon, RobertMaryland Catholics for Our Common HomeWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVSchafer, ZacharyMaryland Department of the EnvironmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTosi, JeffMaryland Environmental ServiceWritten (PDF)
FAVHough, TylerlobbyistMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVHough, TylerlobbyistMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVLove, SaraMaryland State SenatorWritten (PDF)
FAVLove, SaraMaryland State SenatorWritten (PDF)
FAVFidler, ElisabethMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVLightfoot, MichaelPotomac River Commercial Waterman, Jackson Creek Oyster CompanyOral
FAVNicholas, BetsyPotomac Riverkeeper NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWalls, BrentPotomac Riverkeeper NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPluta, MattShoreRiversOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWright, SamTristate PrintingOral
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVBroder, RobinWaterkeepers ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVGrabush, JoyceIndividualPosition only
FAVMaguire, GussieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Love, Senator LovelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Love, Senator LovelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVThompson, LindsaylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWhite, SamuelIndividualOral
UNFBlair, PeterlobbyistJust ZeroWritten (PDF)
UNFZapata, VanessaJust ZeroWritten (PDF)
UNFDumais, LauraPublic Employees for Environmental ResponsibilityWritten (PDF)
UNFSnow, RyanlobbyistR&R SolutionsWritten (PDF)
FWAStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FWAPeot, ChrisDC WaterWritten (PDF)
FWAGarbark , MatthewDepartment of Public Works, Baltimore CityOral
FWAButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAOchsenhirt, LisalobbyistMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesWritten (PDF)
FWATosi, JeffMaryland Environmental ServiceOral + Written (PDF)
FWABrice, TylerMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FWAThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FWAPluta, MattShoreRiversWritten (PDF)
FWABroder, RobinWaterkeepers ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FWARanson, EmilylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWATo, PriscillaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAVetter, DrewIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau
FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau
FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit
UNFBlair, PeterJust ZeroRegistered for: Just Zero
UNFSnow, RyanR&R SolutionsRegistered for: Araminta USA; Dorchester County, Maryland; For All Seasons; Maryland Farm Bureau; Talbot Watermen's Association; Tetrus Corp.
FWAOchsenhirt, LisaMaryland Association of Municipal Wastewater AgenciesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies; Maryland Municipal Stormwater Association
FWARanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action