H3474

To expand the bottle bill

Introduced·2/27/25
Introduced Text

Expands the bottle bill to increase redemption rates and establish a Clean Environment Fund.

This bill expands the bottle bill by setting higher redemption targets for beverage containers, increasing the refund value, and establishing a Clean Environment Fund. It mandates that 65% of containers be redeemed by 2027, 75% by 2028, 85% by 2030, and 95% by 2033. The bill also requires deposit initiators to provide universal product code barcodes for redemption program validation and mandates that the department of environmental protection review handling fees and refund values every three years.

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Sponsors

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Calendar

Jun 18, 2025

1:00 PM

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Hearing

History

Apr 6

House

Accompanied a study order, see H5323

Dec 4, 2025

House

Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Sep 15, 2025

House

Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025