2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.

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Bill History

3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments {233827/1 Adopted
Senate
2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {233827/1
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments {233827/1
Senate
3/17/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator West) Rejected
Senate
3/17/2025
Committee Amendment {233827/1 Adopted (40-0)
Senate
3/17/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
Senate
3/18/2025
Referred Environment and Transportation Economic Matters
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
House of Delegates
3/20/2025
Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
House of Delegates
3/20/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable with Amendments {733521/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {213325/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-100)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (100-36)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-11)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 213325/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-100)

Floor Amendment 213325/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (37-100)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 733521/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 733521/1 Adopted

4/5/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 233827/1

Favorable with Amendments 233827/1

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 213325/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected
4/7/2025
37
Yea
100
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
100
Yea
36
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Committee Amendment 233827/1 Adopted
3/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
35
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/9/2025781.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/17/2025730.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025430.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB
Vote Image
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Vote Image
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