---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation"
description: "Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 719"
citation: "Maryland SB 719 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hester", "Love"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0051340-a583-4c8c-8eec-c7933255ed00"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0719?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "63f0b7da08db348bd800e9d7833c451f7063b62d5c07594488455fa1cd312efd"
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 SB 719 (2026) — Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_329_sb0719e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0719e.pdf)
3. **First - Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0719f.pdf)
4. **Third - Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0719t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **129–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hester — primary (person)
- Love — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Motion Laid Over (Senator Ellis) Adopted
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Environment and Transportation Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0051340-a583-4c8c-8eec-c7933255ed00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).