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MD HB457

MD HB457
Environment - Synthetic Turf - Disclosure and Study


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Introduced
01/22/2024
In Committee
04/05/2024
Crossed Over
02/29/2024
Passed
04/08/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/09/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requiring a producer or seller of synthetic turf to disclose to a customer typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf; and requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of the industry, local environmental and community stakeholders, and synthetic turf producers, retailers, and users, to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the State and report its findings to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.

AI Summary

This bill requires producers or sellers of synthetic turf to disclose to customers the typical maintenance practices and costs for removing, replacing, and disposing of synthetic turf. It also requires the Maryland Department of the Environment to conduct a study on the synthetic turf industry in the state, including industry information, current disposal and recycling practices, and proposals for improving recycling rates and waste management. The study findings must be reported to the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Education, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (57)

Mary Lehman (D)* Gabriel Acevero (D),  Jackie Addison (D),  Nick Allen (D),  Tiffany Alston (D),  Marlon Amprey (D),  Dalya Attar (D),  Heather Bagnall (D),  Ben Barnes (D),  Adrian Boafo (D),  Regina Boyce (D),  Lorig Charkoudian (D),  Debra Davis (D),  Eric Ebersole (D),  Mark Edelson (D),  Kris Fair (D),  Linda Foley (D),  Cathi Forbes (D),  David Fraser-Hidalgo (D),  Michele Guyton (D),  Pamela Guzzone (D),  Kevin Harris (D),  Anne Healey (D),  Terri Hill (D),  Marvin Holmes (D),  Julian Ivey (D),  Steve Johnson (D),  Dana Jones (D),  Aaron Kaufman (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Jeff Long (D),  Lesley Lopez (D),  Sara Love (D),  Ashanti Martínez (D),  Aletheia McCaskill (D),  Julie Palakovich Carr (D),  Cheryl Pasteur (D),  Edith Patterson (D),  Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D),  Scott Phillips (D),  Andrew Pruski (D),  Lily Qi (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Emily Shetty (D),  Gary Simmons (D),  Karen Simpson (D),  Stephanie Smith (D),  Jared Solomon (D),  Dana Stein (D),  Vaughn Stewart (D),  Deni Taveras (D),  Kym Taylor (D),  Jen Terrasa (D),  Joe Vogel (D),  Nicole Williams (D),  Jamila Woods (D),  Natalie Ziegler (D), 

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 567 (on 05/09/2024)

Bill Topics

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce
  • ‐ Consumer Safety and Consumer Fraud
Environment
  • ‐ Waste Disposal

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