---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals"
description: "Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 264"
citation: "Maryland HB 264 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charkoudian"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-28"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/507bba29-6eed-41c4-bf64-043d4620aa52"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0264?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7f0f2ed766826bb1fabcf14fa300bd62a2447932b50622db6f04c8b7db3c5043"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 264 (2021) — Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_439_hb0264e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0264e.pdf)
3. **First - Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0264f.pdf)
4. **Third - Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0264t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **97–40** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **94–41** (pass) · lower
- FLA Del. Krebs /823120/1 — **46–90** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charkoudian — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-08-28** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-22** Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Krebs) Adopted
- **2021-03-17** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-03-17** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-03-17** Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Boyce) Adopted
- **2021-03-17** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-19** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 439 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/507bba29-6eed-41c4-bf64-043d4620aa52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).