---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)"
description: "Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1153"
citation: "Maryland HB 1153 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["A"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Boyce", "Foley", "Guyton", "Healey", "Ivey", "J. Long", "Lehman", "Love", "Ruth", "Stein", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5336fc93-5eac-4ca0-b8a7-32098e1215c1"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1153?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "9811f4a098851912019069ad82b54225c4be5d5efc71576451de086b586132bf"
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 1153 (2024) — Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_556_hb1153e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1153e.pdf)
3. **First - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1153f.pdf)
4. **Third - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1153t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **105–32** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **106–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Boyce — primary (person)
- Foley — primary (person)
- Guyton — primary (person)
- Healey — primary (person)
- Ivey — primary (person)
- J. Long — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Love — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Stein — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-07** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-04-01** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5336fc93-5eac-4ca0-b8a7-32098e1215c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).