2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB386: Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions

Legislative Summary

Requiring, by January 1, 2032, the Department of Agriculture to develop, maintain, post on its website, and distribute to all certified applicators a list of certain registered pesticides that list PFAS chemicals as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using, for certain purposes, PFAS pesticides listed by the Department; prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2032, a person from using PFAS pesticides in the State; etc.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {693529/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Floor Amendment {203328/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 693529/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 693529/1 Adopted

3/13/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 203328/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted

Floor Amendment 203328/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted

3/13/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
140
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED