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Every year, the Maryland General Assembly considers upwards of 2,500 bills of which as many as 700 or more may become law. And all this happens during a 90 day session!

MRN advocates on behalf of the Maryland recycling community to ensure that these legislative initiatives achieve their stated goals in a cost- and time-effective manner without creating unintended consequences that hobble our mission to promote a healthy, sustainable environment. Click these links to view current bills under consideration, recaps from prior years, and/or Maryland's current recycling laws.

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The 2026 Maryland General Assembly is in session Wednesday, January 14 through Monday, April 13.

The MRN Legislative Committee has begun working with legislators on relevant bills. See 2026 Session Legislation for updates on bills we are following including our positions and actions taken. 


*Read a full recap of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly Session convened January 8 - April 7, 2025. 
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2026 Session Legislation:



Click on the respective title or icon to view more information on each bill (* after bill title indicates MRN has provided statements and/or testimonies; + after bill title indicates bills that have passed). You can also view and filter all legislation currently under consideration in the MD Senate and House. And view (by day/week/month, senate/house, etc.) the calendar of committee meetings and video archive of past meetings.

*If you have any comments or questions in the meanwhile, please don’t hesitate to contact us by reply by email or at (443) 741-8740.


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HB0092 Environment - Beverage Containers Connected With Plastic Rings - Restriction on Sale
HB0092 Environment - Beverage Containers Connected With Plastic Rings - Restriction on Sale

Prohibiting a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale beverage containers that are connected to other beverage containers with a plastic ring connector unless the plastic ring connector is made of a biodegradable material.


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HB0164 State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste
HB0164 State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste

Prohibiting a person from disposing of yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or State highway in single-use plastic container; requiring a person to collect yard waste on the grounds of a State building or State highway in a container that will not be discarded with the yard waste or in a compostable paper bag; and requiring all yard waste collected on the grounds of a State building or State highway to be disposed of in a certain manner under certain circumstances.


*Introduced in a prior session as: HB0338 Session: 2025 Regular Session


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HB0321 Environment - Synthetic Turf Industry and Disposal Study - Deadline Extension
HB0321 Environment - Synthetic Turf Industry and Disposal Study - Deadline Extension

Extending the deadline by which the Department of the Environment is required to submit a certain report on the synthetic turf industry and synthetic turf disposal from July 1, 2026, to January 15, 2027.


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HB0331 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
HB0331 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

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.


*Introduced in a prior session as: HB0232 Session: 2025 Regular Session


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