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Name	Organization	Position	Testimony	Committee
Delegate Behler, Delegate Behler		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
McIlwain, Serena	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Atkinson, Aneca	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony HB1268_MDE_Baker_FAV	ENT
Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	FAV	MF_HB 1268:1287_CHERISH Our communities ActF.pdf	ENT
Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	FAV	HB 1268_Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home_FAV	ENT
Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	HB1268_Environmental Permits_CHERISH_Act_FAV.pdf	ENT
Wilson, Maryrose		FAV	HB 1268 FAV.pdf	ENT
Simpson, Kylan	Maryland Department of Health	FAV	CEHPAC_Senate Bill 781_ House Bill 1268_LetterofSu	ENT
Anderson, Patti	Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future	FAV	2026 RSPPI CLF testimony HB1268.pdf	ENT
Wilkinson, nanci	Climate Mobilization Montgomery County	FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Guilfoil, Mona	MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform	FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Lefstein, Gita		FAV	Testimony on House Bill 1268.pdf	ENT
Bautista, Katie		FAV	HB1268_Katie Bautista_FAV_CHERISH Act.pdf	ENT
Cano, Felicita		FAV	HB1268_Felicita Cano_Fav_Cherish Act.pdf	ENT
Feeley, Kathryn	Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy	FAV	HB1268 – Environmental Impact Permits_LOS_Final_si	ENT
Valdivia, Kathleen	St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church	FAV	Bill_ HB 1268 _ CHERISH Our Communities Act.pdf	ENT
Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	FAV	HB1268_CHERISH_FAV_ClimateCC.pdf HB1268_CHERISH_FAV_ClimateCC.pdf	ENT
Girdner, Linnie		FAV	HB1268 Testimony FOR CHERISH Act -LG.pdf	ENT
Escobar, Cinthia	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Cinthia Escobar_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Alvarez, Carlos	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268 _Carlos Alvarez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Lopez, Roberto	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Roberto Lopez_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Orellana, Marta		FAV	HB1268_Marta Orellana_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
De Leon Cabrera, Casandra	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Casandra De Leon Cabrera_Fav_CHERISH ACT.p	ENT
Gasca, Veronica		FAV	HB1268_Veronica Gasca_Fav_Cherish act.pdf	ENT
Montufar, Nathaly	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Nathaly Montufar_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Tulkin, Josh	MD Sierra Club	FAV	hb1268_mdsierraclub_fav-10mar2026_CHERISH-MDE.docx	ENT
Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	FAV	HB1268.CHERISH.MDE.pdf	ENT
Arndt, Dave		FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	FAV	HB1268 CHERISH MDE.pdf	ENT
Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	FAV	Testimony in support of HB1268 - CHERISH Our Commu	ENT
Wharton, Leslie	Elders Climate Action	FAV	HB1268 - CHERISH (MDE).pdf	ENT
Cruz, Kobe	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Kobe Cruz_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Waheed, Fatima		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Manzanares, Jaylyn	MDLCV	FAV	HB1268_Jaylyn Manzanares_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Gately, Ursula	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	FAV	HB1268 CPSR Cherish Act Testimony (1).pdf	ENT
Martinez, Sandra		FAV	HB1268_Sandra Martinez_FAV_CHERISH.pdf	ENT
Dieguez, Andy		FAV	HB1268_Andy Dieguez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Gonzalez, Clara		FAV	HB1268_Clara Gonzalez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Garofolo, John		FAV	John Garofolo Written Testimony for HB1287 and HB1	ENT
McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	HB1268_CHERISH _MDE_E&T_CJW_FAV.pdf	ENT
Sliviak, Gregory	Rock Creek	FAV	cherish bill greg (003).pdf	ENT
Lent, Michael		FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Sliviak, Ruth	Rock Creek Neighborhood	FAV	HB Cherrish Sliviak Ruth.pdf	ENT
Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	FAV	SB781_HB1268.docx.pdf	ENT
Volpitta, Alice	Blue Water Baltimore	FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Doordan, Kelly	Trash Free Maryland	FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	UNF	HB 1268_MAA_UNF.pdf	ENT
Hough, Tyler	Maryland Farm Bureau	UNF	MDFB - Oppose - HB1268 - CHERISH Our Communities A	ENT
Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	UNF	HB 1268_MTBMA_UNF.pdf	ENT
Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	FAV	HB1268_IndivisibleHoCo_FAV_Smith.pdf	ENT
Fraley, Jeff		UNF	hb 1268_Opposition .pdf	ENT
Habib, Iman	Progressive Maryland	FAV	HB1268_FAV_Iman_Habib.pdf	ENT
Orozco, Andrea	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)	FAV	IPL-DMV FAV Testimony for HB 1268 .pdf	ENT
Taylor, Tom		FAV	Written Testimony in Favor of HB1268 – Environment	ENT
Johnson, Jeffrey		FAV	Cherish ACT Testimony HB1268 JVJohnson .pdf	ENT
Hunter, Casey	League of Women Voters of Maryland	FAV	LWVMD - HB 1268 - CHERISH (MDE).pdf	ENT
Bucic, Sarah	Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)	FAV	CHERISH_Maryland_2026 HB1268_MDE.pdf	ENT
Sanchez, Carlos		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony CHERISH Testimony - Support, House bill .pdf	ENT
Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	FAV	HB 1268 - CBF - FAV.pdf	ENT
Benko, Brian	Smith Industries, Inc.	UNF	HB1268 Testimony (03.13.2026).pdf	ENT
Cotton, Natalie		FWA	HB 1268-Environmental Permits - Requirements for B	ENT
Cohn, Debbie		FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Ostdahl, Maggie	National Aquarium	FAV	HB 1268 - National Aquarium - Support.pdf	ENT
Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	FAV	HB 1268 CHERISH MDE - Support-Phil Webster-UULM-MD	ENT
Johnson III, Frederick		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Vetter, Drew		UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony HB1268_UNF_NWRA_Env. Permits - Req. Burden Analysi HB1268_UNF_Synagro_Env. Permits - Req. Burden Anal	ENT
Rehr, Rebecca	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony CHERISH Act SB 781 HB 1268 Permit Applicant Decisi Maryland LCV_FAV_HB 1268 CHERISH Act.docx.pdf	ENT
Bartock, Laura	Maryland Climate Partners	FAV	HB1268 CHERISH Act (MDE) - Maryland Climate Partne	ENT
Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	FAV	HB 1268- LBCMD 2026 Priority Support Letter (2).pd	ENT
Burke, Camille	Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities	FAV	CEJSC Letter of Support SB0781_HB1268.docx.pdf	ENT
Ochsenhirt, Lisa	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	UNF	2026-03-11 MAMSA Ltr OPP HB 1268.pdf 2026-03-11 MAMWA Letter OPP HB 1268.pdf	ENT
Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	FAV	HB1268_ENT_CHERISH.Audubon.FAV.pdf	ENT
Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	FAV	HB1268 - CHERISH Our Communities Act.pdf	ENT
Rosenstein, Madeline	The Access to Justice Clinic (Environmental Policy Division) within the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics of the George Washington University Law School	FAV	260311_Final_Formatted CHERISH Testimony.pdf	ENT
Hegarty, Dawn	Myself	FAV	Dawn Hegarty Favorable Testimony HB1287 HB1268.pdf	ENT
Middleton, Grayson	Delmarva Chicken Association	UNF	HB 1268 - CHERISH Our Communities Act - Oppose.pdf	ENT
Kelly, Leah	Environmental Integrity Project	FAV	FINAL CHERISH 2026 Testimony_MDE.pdf	ENT
Leith, Jackson		FWA	HB 1268 Rural Caucus FWA .pdf	ENT
Enten, Robert	Maryland Bankers Association	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or	Brandywine \| TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)	UNF	Virtual - Oral Testimony 13MAR26_HB1268_BrandywineHistory.pdf 2026_HB1268 \| SB0781_Amendments_03b.pdf Brandywine_HIAPresentation(ppx).pdf Exhibits - Final.pdf Final Complaint_05-11-2016.pdf HIABrandywine.pdf Wilson 2009_EJframework.pdf WilsonEJhistory.pdf	ENT
Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative		FAV	_HB1268 - Environmental Permits - Requirements for	ENT
Kranz, Rhonda		FAV	HB1268 CHERISH Act Favorable Kranz 3-13-26.pdf	ENT
Anglin, Micah	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	FAV	GHHI HB1268 Testimony.docx.pdf	ENT
N/A, Healthy Climate Maryland	Healthy Climate Maryland	FAV	Draft HB1268- CHERISH our Communities 2026 Testimo	ENT
Barve, Barve	MD PSC	INFO	No Testimony	ENT
Labruto, Nicole	Johns Hopkins University	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony 2026-03-10 Labruto Heaney CHERISH Act Public Comme	ENT
O'Halloran, Mike		UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony HB1268_MAPDA_unf (2026).pdf	ENT
Bergman, Steven		FAV	Bergman_HB1268_HB1287_Support.pdf	ENT
O'Malley, Peter	American Sugar Refining, Inc.	UNF	E&T HB 1268 American Sugar Refining.pdf	ENT
Duckett-Randolph, Neka	Out 4 Justice	FAV	HB1268 - Fav Neka (1).pdf HB1268 CHERISH Fav - Angel Cook.pdf	ENT
Aubourg, Matthew	On behalf of Johns Hopkins Environmental Health and Engineering Students and Postdocs	FAV	CHERISH House Sign-on Testimony_EHE Student Body.p	ENT
Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	FWA	Virtual - Oral Testimony HB 1268 MES SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS.pdf	ENT
Brooks, Monica		FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony	ENT
Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	FWA	HB1268-ET-SWA.pdf	ENT
Ghrist, Jeff	Rural Caucus	FWA	HB1268 Del. Jeff Ghrist Proposed Amendment HB1268 FWA Ghist Rural Caucus	ENT
Graf, Lori	Maryland Building Industry Association	UNF	MBIA Letter of Opposition HB 1268.pdf	ENT
Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony HB1268-ET_MACo_OPP.pdf	ENT
Ibarra, Gabriela	Chispa	FAV	HB1268_Gabriela Ibarra_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Little, Kathryn		FAV	Written Testimony - HB1268.pdf	ENT
Held, Karl		FAV	HB1268_CHERISH Act_MDE_E&T_CCMC_FAV.pdf	ENT
Kunze, Jennifer	Clean Water Action	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony HB1268 Clean Water Action Favorable.pdf HB1268 - 88 group sign on testimony - Favorable.pd	ENT
Casteel, Rachel	Sentinels of Eastern Shore Health	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony Testimony Supporting HB1268.pdf	ENT
Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 1268 - Env Permits - Impact Analysis - NAIOP -	ENT
Allen, Hannah	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony HB 1268_MDCC_CHERISH Our Communities Act_UNFAV_.pd	ENT
Guttam, Rishit	Illuminate Maryland	FAV	CHERISH Our Communities Act House Testimony.pdf	ENT
pool, walkiria	Centro de Apoyo Familiar	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	ENT
Molina, Paulina		FAV	HB1268_Paulina Molina_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	ENT
Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	FAV	ECA testimony HB1268 - CHERISH (MDE).pdf	ENT
Ulman, Abigail		FAV	Abigail Ulman HB1268 Testimony.pdf	ENT
Hoon, Evelyn		FAV	EvelynHoon_HB1268_WrittenTestimony.pdf	ENT
Thompson, Tiffany	Community of Curtis Bay Association	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony CCBA Cherish Act Testimony in Support -2.pdf	ENT
Street, Debra		FAV	No Testimony	ENT
Richards, Annie	ShoreRivers	FAV	HB1268.ShoreRivers.FAV.pdf	ENT
Testimony, All		N/A	Merged Testimony as of 3-20-2026 at 430 PM	ENT
Gray, Kamita	Brandywine BTB Coalition	INFO	Notice re: MDEnviroScreen Cherish Act Bills, and r	ENT

Committee Testimony and Witness Signup

HB1268 - Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)

Environment and Transportation 3/13/2026 1:30:00 PM