Committee Testimony and Witness Signup
HB0331 - Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Environment and Transportation 2/11/2026 1:00:00 PM
As of: 4/28/2026 2:33:58 AM
| Name | Organization | Position | Testimony | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasa | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ENT | |
| Snyder, Abigail | Baltimore Jewish Council | FAV | HB331 - Bottle Bill Testimony.pdf | ENT |
| Baucum Colbert, Jordan | M-NCPPC - Senior Government Analyst | INFO | FINAL (House)HB 331_SB 342 Maryland Beverage Conta | ENT |
| Harris, Sydney | FAV | Upstream_SUPPORT w_ Changes_MD HB 331.pdf | ENT | |
| Finch, Molly | FAV | Testimony_HB331_FAV_MFinch.pdf | ENT | |
| Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | FAV | Testimony in support of HB0331 - Maryland Beverage | ENT |
| Rives, Kelli | Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County | FAV | JCRC Testimony Bottle Bill 2026 HB331.pdf | ENT |
| Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | HB0331_Beverage_Container_and_Litter_Reduction_Pro | ENT |
| Davis, Bruce | FAV | HB 331 Maryland Bottle Bill.pdf | ENT | |
| Hoffman, Kirsten | Maryland Native Plant Coalition | FAV | HB331_Green Towson Alliance_Hoffman_FAV.pdf | ENT |
| Austin, Alex | Prince Georges Chamber of Commerce | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ENT |
| Valdivia, Kathleen | St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church | FAV | HB331_ Environment_ Maryland Beverage Container R | ENT |
| Broadman, Dorie | Wild Ones Nation's Capital Region Chapter | FAV | HB 331 Bottle bill testimony.pdf | ENT |
| Sewell, George | City of Frederick | FAV | HB331 Support for Maryland Beverage Container Recy | ENT |
| Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | FAV | Audubon_hb331_Fav_BottleBill.pdf | ENT |
| Rogers, Jimmy | Vibrant Gardening LLC | FAV | HB331_MD Native Plant Soc_FAV | ENT |
| Smaha, Michael | Can Manufacturers Institute | FWA | Can Manufacturers Institute_HB 331_Favorable_w_Ame | ENT |
| Hession, Melody | Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Jung, Deb | Howard County Council | FAV | Deb_Jung_HB331_Testimony_Favorable.pdf | ENT |
| Richards, Giselle | Town of Cheverly | FAV | Support for House Bill 331.pdf | ENT |
| Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | FAV | MOS HB0331Beverage Container Recycling Fund Februa | ENT |
| Durholz, Marlene | FAV | HB0331.pdf | ENT | |
| Walsh, Liz | Howard County Council - District 1 | FAV | MD Bottle Bill Testimony Support HB0331_Environmen | ENT |
| Donohue, Liz | Primo Brands Corp. | FWA |
Virtual - Oral Testimony |
ENT |
| Simon, Robert | Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home | FAV | HB 331_Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home_FAV. | ENT |
| Davis, Jana | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Ches Bay Trust Testimony -HB331.pdf |
ENT | |
| O'Halloran, Mike | UNF | HB331_MAPDA_unf (2026).pdf | ENT | |
| Volpitta, Alice | Blue Water Baltimore | FAV | HB 331 - Bottle Deposit - BWB Favorable.pdf | ENT |
| Dahan Kocher, Delphine | Constellium | FWA |
Virtual - Oral Testimony |
ENT |
| Blair, Peter | Just Zero | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony 2026.02.11_Just Zero_Testimony in Support of HB 33 |
ENT |
| Konny, Crystal | Indivisible Howard County | FAV | HB331_IndivisibleHoCoMD_FAV_Konny.pdf | ENT |
| Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony A Roadmap to the Recycling Refund & Litter Reducti Changes to the bill since 2025 and how we've respo HB 331_MDSierraClub_fav 11Feb2026.pdf Maryland Bottle Bill Coalition fact sheet.pdf The Status of EPR and DRS Around the World (CRI).p |
ENT |
| Myers, Carrie | City of Brunswick | FAV | Beverage Container Bill - House 2026.pdf | ENT |
| Gallaher, Margaret | FAV | Support HB 331.pdf | ENT | |
| Wray, Brendan | FAV | HB0331WrayTestimony.pdf | ENT | |
| Kardell, Lisa | WM | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ENT |
| Jackman, Patricia | FAV | Favor_HB0311 MD Beverage Container Recycling Refun | ENT | |
| Gove, Matt | Surfrider Foundation Maryland | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony Surfrider_MD Bottle Bill Testimony Hearing Feb 202 |
ENT |
| Ostdahl, Maggie | National Aquarium | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 331 - National Aquarium - Support.pdf |
ENT |
| Zelaya, Michelle | Maryland Catholic Conference | FAV | Maryland Catholic Conference_FAVHB331_.pdf | ENT |
| Hoglund, Hollis | Laurel for the Patuxent | FAV | Letter from L4P re bottle bill (3) 2.pdf | ENT |
| Johnson, Jeffrey | FAV | HB331. Bottle Bill Johnson pdf.pdf | ENT | |
| Williams, Christopher | Anacostia Watershed Society | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 331 written testimony from Anacostia Watershed |
ENT |
| Turnbull, Lindsey | Montgomery County Commission for Women | FAV | HB0331- Maryland Beverage Container - SUPPORT.pdf | ENT |
| Swanson, Taylor | Assateague Coastal Trust | FAV | ACT Testimony - HB0331.pdf | ENT |
| Holcomb, Karen | FAV | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Williams, Kaitlin | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Williams Testimony HB SUPPORT.pdf |
ENT | |
| Ruhl, Janet | FAV | JCR_HB0331_9Feb2026.pdf | ENT | |
| Tucker, Walter | Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB0331 Bottle Bill Favorable Written 2026.pdf |
ENT |
| Walmsley Jr., William | FAV |
2025 Expanded Daily Trash Pickup PDF.pdf
HB 331 Testimony .pdf |
ENT | |
| Parham, Martinna | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | FAV | FAV_HB331 - Bottle Bill Deposit .pdf | ENT |
| Gordon, Miriam | The Story of Stuff Project | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony HB331- Story of Stuff Written Testimony.pdf |
ENT |
| Schweisguth, Melissa | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony HB0331 FAV MSchweisguth Bottle Bill 260209.pdf Testimony FAV HB0331 Container Recycling NNWB 0210 |
ENT | |
| Benitez, Mayor Celina | City of Mount Rainier | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Strong support of House Bill 331.pdf |
ENT |
| Tosi, Jeff | Maryland Environmental Service | INFO |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 331 - MES Letter of Information.pdf |
ENT |
| Crump, Patrick | MEPPN | FAV | Support for HB0331-Maryland Bottle Bill.pdf | ENT |
| Hunter, Casey | League of Women Voters of Maryland | FAV | LWVMD - HB 331 - Maryland Beverage Container Recyc | ENT |
| Crawford, Brian | Beer Institute | UNF |
Virtual - Oral Testimony Maryland HB 331 2-6-2026 - FINAL 1.pdf |
ENT |
| Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Rubenstein, Jan | FAV |
Bottle deposit bill Testimony 2026.pdf
Bottle deposit bill Testimony 2026.pdf |
ENT | |
| Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | FAV | HB0331_FAV_Bottle_Deposit_ENT_LPP.org .pdf | ENT |
| Arndt, Dave | FAV | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Organization, HoCo Climate Action | HoCo Climate Action | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Doordan, Kelly | Trash Free Maryland | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB331_TrashFreeMD_FAV_02.11.26-1.pdf HB331_TrashFreeMD_FAV_Sign-On_021126.pdf |
ENT |
| Harvey, Tiffany | Cornerstone Government Affairs | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 331 MD DE DC Beverage Opposition Testimony.pdf |
ENT |
| McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | HB0331_Bottle Bill_Environ and Transp_CJW_FAV.pdf | ENT |
| Price, Sarah | Maryland Retailers Alliance | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ENT |
| Daum, Megan | American Beverage Association | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony ABA Testimony in Opposition to Maryland HB 331.pdf |
ENT |
| Held, Karl | FAV | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Cooney, Bente | Plastic Free QAC | FAV | 2026-2-11 House Bottle Bill Testimony.pdf | ENT |
| Hardy, Katherine | Democratic Women's Club of Worcester County | FAV | 2026 HB331 Bottle Bill House Support Letter DWC.pd | ENT |
| Richardson, Ava | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony |
ENT | |
| Webster, Phil | Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis | FAV | Testimony- HB 331 -Bottle Bill- Support-Phil Webs | ENT |
| Wiggins, Grason | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 331_MDCC_Maryland Beverage Container Recycling |
ENT |
| Boies, Sharon | Protect Our Streams | FAV | hb0331.pdf | ENT |
| Bellamy, Lorenzo | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
ENT | |
| McCauley, Kirk | WMDA/CAR | UNF | HB331 recycling.pdf | ENT |
| McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Mauer, William | UNF | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Ranson, Emily | FAV | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Blood, Allison | Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Favorable Test |
ENT |
| MANIS, NICK | Manis Canning & Associates | UNF | 2026 MBWA HB 331 Beverge Container Recycling Refun | ENT |
| Milani, Jack | Md State Licensed Beverage Association | UNF | HB0331_UNF_MSLBA_MD Beverage Container Recycling R | ENT |
| DeLong, Ashton | FAV | HB0331_FAV_MedChi_MD Beverage Container Recycling | ENT | |
| Vetter, Drew | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB0331_UNF_NWRA_MD Beverage Container Recycling Re |
ENT | |
| Bawer, Kenneth | FAV | Beverage Bill_2027_HB0331 (SB0342)_Bawer_01.pdf | ENT | |
| Stewart, Kate | Montgomery County Council | FAV | HB331 bottle bill testimony.pdf | ENT |
| Weiss, Ron | FAV | Support for HB 331, Maryland Beverage Container Re | ENT | |
| Heiderman, Garvey | Hobbit Restaurant | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony HB331Heiderman letter.pdf |
ENT |
| Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | FAV | HB 331 - CBF - FAV.pdf | ENT |
| Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Government | FAV | HB 331 - MoCo_Elrich_FAV (GA 26).pdf | ENT |
| Awimbo, Anna | Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | FAV | 2026 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund | ENT |
| Thompson, Melvin | Restaurant Association of Maryland | UNF | HB331_RestaurantAssoc_Thompson_UNF.pdf | ENT |
| Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | UNF | HB0331-ET_MACo_OPP.pdf | ENT |
| Gousha, Debbie | FAV | Testimony for HB 0331.pdf | ENT | |
| Baker, Jeremy D | Maryland Department of the Environment | INFO | MDE HB 331 INF.pdf | ENT |
| Miller, Chaz | Maryland Recycling Network | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony MRN re HB331 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling |
ENT |
| N/A, Healthy Climate Maryland | Healthy Climate Maryland | FAV | HB 331_Support_Healthy Climate Maryland.pdf | ENT |
| Lang, Alan | UNF | No Testimony | ENT | |
| Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | FAV | HB331-ET-FAV.pdf | ENT |
| Turner, Rebecca | FAV | Copy of HB0331_Beverage_Container_and_Litter_Reduc | ENT | |
| Mansour, Erinn Camp | Patapsco Friends Meeting | FAV | HB331-Frederick Friends-Favorable.pdf | ENT |
| Sherard, Trey | Anacostia Riverkeeper | FAV | 2026-2-9 ARK Testimony on MD HB331 Maryland Bevera | ENT |
| Terrasa, Jen | Delegate, MD General Assembly | FAV | Sponsor Testimony, HB 331.pdf | ENT |
| Awasthi, Raj | BetterPlanet4Kids | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Testimony in support of HB0331 — Maryland Beverage |
ENT |
| Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Ramos, Odette | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB331 Ramos Testimony E and T 2.26.pdf |
ENT | |
| DeFife, Scott | Glass Packaging Institute | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony CHPR_MD_2026_House.pdf |
ENT |
| ROBINSON, BERNIE | FAV | 3-final-1-09-26-beverage-container-recycling-refun | ENT | |
| Detchon, Reid | Third Act Maryland | FAV | HB331_FAV_Detchon.pdf | ENT |
| Howard, Curt | MD-IWLA | FAV | HB0331 MD-IWLA comment letter.pdf | ENT |
| Ryznar, Elizabeth | FAV |
Virtual - Oral Testimony Bottle Bill 2026 House PSR.pdf |
ENT | |
| Taylor, Tom | FAV | Written Testimony in Favor of HB0331 – Maryland Be | ENT | |
| McDonagh, Meredith | FAV | HB0331_McDonagh_ET_FAV.pdf | ENT | |
| James, Neely | Mother's Cantina | FAV | HB331_Ryan_James_Written_Testimony.pdf | ENT |
| Noel, Mike | INFO | TOMRA Testimony on HB 331 MD - 2.9.26.pdf | ENT | |
| Bellamy, Lorenzo | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FWA | HB0331 Lorenzo Bellamy FWA | ENT |
| Burgess, Jerry | FAV | HB0331 Jerry Burgess FAV | ENT | |
| Henger, Jerome | The Aluminum Association | FAV | HB331 FAV Henger The Aluminum Association | ENT |
| Hernandez, Awilda | City of Bowie | FAV | HB0331 Awilda Hernandez FAV | ENT |
| Testimony, All | N/A | No Testimony | ENT | |
| George, Tim | Greenbelt City | FAV | No Testimony | ENT |
| Kole, James | Mayor and City Council of Laurel | FWA | Hb0331 James Koles FWA | ENT |
| Testimony, All | N/A | Merged Testimony as of 3-4-2026 at 216 PM | ENT |
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