Legislation - HB0277

Title: Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement
Sponsored by: Delegates Ruth, Lehman, Charkoudian, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Foley, Palakovich Carr, Stein, Terrasa, Vogel, Wims, Woods, Woorman, Wu, and Healey
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a water bottle filling station or a combined water bottle filling station and drinking fountain to be installed in certain new construction or as part of certain renovations beginning October 1, 2025, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0096

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0841 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/23/2024 Legislative Date 8/23/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/17/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {753521/1 Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2025 Legislative Date 2/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (105-30) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	8/23/2024	8/23/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	Hearing canceled
House	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	Favorable with Amendments {753521/1 Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement
House	2/20/2025	2/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (105-30)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/21/2025	2/10/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	30 Click to view Recorded Media

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