# Maryland SB 0342: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Maryland SB 0342, Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Brooks (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-23 (Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0342
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-01-23, Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Environment, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Agents and Brokers, Air Pollution, Applicants and Applications, Auditors and Audits, Awareness and Outreach, Beverage Containers, Chesapeake Bay -see also- Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Committees and Commissions, Comptroller, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Discipline, Disclosure, Electronic Government, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Incentives, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Estates and Trusts -see also- Beneficiaries, Evaluations and Reviews, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Forms, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Grants, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Industry and Manufacturing, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Labeling, Litter, Low-Income, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Nonprofit Organizations, Notices, Partnerships, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Pollution -see also- Air Pollution; Litter; Water Pollution, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Privacy, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Recycling, Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Reimbursements, Reports, Retail Sales, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Rural Areas, Standards and Best Practices, Technology -see also- AeroT; BioT; EnergyT; InfoT; MedT; etc, Time, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc., Weights and Measures, Wholesale Distribution
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Guy Guzzone (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-23: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0342f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0342f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0342-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).