SB0416

Trade: containers; bottle deposit law; expand. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3c, 3e & 3f of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.571 et seq.); adds secs. 2b, 3g, 3h, & 5a; repeals sec. 2a of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.572a) & provides for a referendum.

Introduced·6/12/25
Introduced Text

Expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to include more beverage containers and funds for environmental and water security initiatives.

Michigan SB0416 amends the state's bottle deposit law to expand the types of beverage containers subject to a deposit and refund system. It includes soft drinks, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, nonalcoholic carbonated drinks, hard cider, beer, ale, malt drinks, mixed wine drinks, and mixed spirit drinks. The bill creates several funds to manage deposits and refunds, including the bottle deposit fund, bottle bill enforcement fund, cleanup and redevelopment trust fund, community pollution prevention fund, resource recovery fund, and water security fund.

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Energy And Environment Committee
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History

Jun 12, 2025

Senate

Introduced By Senator Sean Mccann

Jun 12, 2025

Senate

Referred To Committee On Energy And Environment