HB 984 — Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2035, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2031; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Sponsors (6)
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stephanie Smith (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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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 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Stephanie Smith (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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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
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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