HB 331 — Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-19
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a beverage container stewardship organization; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)
Sponsors (32)
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — sponsor · 2026-01-19
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Mark Edelson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Anne Healey (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Emily Shetty (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Courtney Watson (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Nicole A. Williams (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Anne Healey (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Courtney Watson (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Emily Shetty (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Mark Edelson (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg