HB 386 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions

HB 386 prohibits the use of pesticides containing PFAS chemicals (a class of fluorinated chemicals) at specific locations, including schools, healthcare facilities, day cares, residential lawns, and commercial mosquito spraying, beginning June 1, 2026. The Maryland Department of Agriculture must create and maintain a list of all PFAS pesticides by January 1, 2026, and distribute it to certified applicators. The bill also bans new registrations of PFAS pesticides for sale in Maryland starting June 1, 2027, and prohibits all use of these pesticides statewide after June 1, 2028. This directly affects pesticide manufacturers, certified applicators, and entities using pesticides in the specified locations.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill was amended to extend key prohibition dates from 2026-2028 to 2032, add new sponsors to the bill, and modify the definition of PFAS chemicals to include more specific chemical structures. The changes allow more time for phased implementation of PFAS pesticide restrictions while clarifying which chemicals fall under the ban.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on PFAS pesticide restrictions, but the timeline for implementation has been significantly extended across multiple provisions.

TIMELINE

Extended prohibition dates from 2026-2028 to 2032 for PFAS pesticide use restrictions in healthcare facilities, schools, day care operations, residential lawn care, and commercial mosquito spraying.

Extended the deadline for the Department to develop and post the PFAS pesticide list from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2032.

DEFINITION

Added more specific chemical structure definitions for PFAS chemicals to clarify which substances are covered by the restrictions.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new sponsors to the bill including Pena-Melnyk, Cullison, Alston, Bhandari, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Lopez, Martinez, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, and Ross.

REQUIREMENT

Added authority for the Department and Maryland Department of Health to list additional PFAS chemicals based on new information.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

138–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 139

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic100

99 Yea 1

99% Yea

R Republican39

39 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Mar 17, 2025

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Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

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Mar 13, 2025

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Mar 13, 2025

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Favorable with Amendments {

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Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

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Mar 4, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (138-0-1)

house of delegates

Jan 16, 2025

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First Reading Health and Government Operations

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37 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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