# Maryland SB 0346: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Maryland SB 0346, Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Brooks (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-03 (Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0346
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-02-03, Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Environment, Administrative Agencies, Agents and Brokers, Air Pollution, Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs -see also- EthAff; Mus; etc, Auditors and Audits, Awareness and Outreach, Beverage Containers, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Complaints, Comptroller, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Disclosure, Electronic Communication, Electronic Government, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Incentives, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Ethics, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Forms, Gaming and Gambling, Goods and Services -see also- Retail Sales; TermnSvc; TrfGds, Grants, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Hotels and Motels, Industry and Technology, Investments -see also- Securities, Labeling, Liability, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Litter, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Nonprofit Organizations, Notices, Open Government, Partnerships, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Pollution -see also- Air Pollution; Litter; Water Pollution, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Privacy, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Recycling, Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling, Reimbursement Rates, Reports, Restaurants, Retail Sales, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Sports and Recreation, Standards and Best Practices, Storage, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Time, Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc, Vending Machines, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc., Weights and Measures, Wholesale Distribution, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- 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: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Rosapepe (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0346f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0346f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0346-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).