HB 796 — Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Altering the definition of recycling to exclude certain chemical conversion processes, pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, methanolysis, gasification, enzymatic breakdown, or similar processes as determined by the Department of the Environment; and prohibiting a person from building in the State a facility that converts plastic to fuel or feedstock through a chemical conversion process.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (9)
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | 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 environment and transportation · md-leg