HB 275 — Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act)
Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2022. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read HB 275 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
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Passed Enrolled
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Third Reading Passed
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House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Third Readings Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Third Reading Passed
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
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Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m.
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First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsors
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis · Primary
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Primary
- Delegate Marc Korman · Primary
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Primary
- Delegate Brian M. Crosby · Primary
- Clark · Primary
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Primary
- Senator Sara Love · Primary
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Primary
- M. Jackson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on
Sponsors (10)
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Marc Korman Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Brian M. Crosby Democrat
- Clark
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Senator Sara Love Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Jackson, M.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Howell | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Thiam | — | Yea |
| Novotny | — | Yea |
| Jones, D. | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Jones, R. | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Boteler | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Landis | — | Yea |
| Prettyman | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Not Voting |
| Jackson | — | Not Voting |
| Kittleman | — | Not Voting |
| Impallaria | — | Not Voting |
| Krebs | — | Not Voting |
| Conaway | — | Not Voting |
| Krimm | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Not Voting |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Catherine M. Forbes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Karen Toles | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Linda Foley | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marlon Amprey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Nicole A. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheila Ruth | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Not Voting |
| Hershey | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Arthur Ellis | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Katie Fry Hester | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Malcolm Augustine | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 138 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Howell | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Novotny | — | Yea |
| Jones, D. | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Thiam | — | Yea |
| Jones, R. | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Belcastro | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Boteler | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Prettyman | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Branch, C. | — | Yea |
| Landis | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Branch, T. | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Not Voting |
| Krimm | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Catherine M. Forbes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Karen Toles | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Linda Foley | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marlon Amprey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Nicole A. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheila Ruth | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shaneka Henson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 275?
- HB 275 is sponsored by Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Marc Korman (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Brian M. Crosby (Democrat), Clark, Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Senator Sara Love (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), and Jackson, M..
- What is the current status of HB 275?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2022. Enacted.
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