SB 342 — Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
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 Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (8)
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Guy Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- C. Anthony Muse (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- William C. Smith (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (2)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | 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 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | C. Anthony Muse (D, state_upper MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Guy Guzzone (D, state_upper MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | William C. Smith (D, state_upper MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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 Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg