House Bill 579
2021-2022 Regular Session
An Act providing for the return of beverage containers and for the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; imposing a returnable beverage container assessment on distributors; providing for duties of returnable beverage distributors; establishing the Returnable Beverage Container Fund; and providing for a returnable deposit value on returnable beverage containers, for redemption of empty returnable beverage containers, for redemption centers, for payment of claims from the fund and for annual report to General Assembly.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Melissa Shusterman
D House District 157
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167
Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95
Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115
Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146
Rep. Brian Sims
D House District 182
Rep. Napoleon J. Nelson
D House District 154
Rep. Perry A. Stambaugh
R House District 86
Rep. Nick Pisciottano
D House District 38
Rep. Summer Lee
D House District 34
Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158
Rep. Sara Innamorato
D House District 21
Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136
Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126
Rep. Scott Conklin
D House District 77
Rep. Mike Zabel
D House District 163
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, Feb. 22, 2021
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| 0542 | Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy, Feb. 22, 2021 |
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House Bill 579
2021-2022 Regular Session
Sponsors
SHUSTERMAN, HOWARD, HANBIDGE, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, CIRESI, SIMS, N. NELSON, STAMBAUGH, PISCIOTTANO, LEE, SAPPEY, INNAMORATO, FREEMAN, ROZZI, CONKLIN, ZABEL
Short Title
An Act providing for the return of beverage containers and for the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; imposing a returnable beverage container assessment on distributors; providing for duties of returnable beverage distributors; establishing the Returnable Beverage Container Fund; and providing for a returnable deposit value on returnable beverage containers, for redemption of empty returnable beverage containers, for redemption centers, for payment of claims from the fund and for annual report to General Assembly.
Memo Subject
Legislation Providing for a Beverage Bottle and Can Deposit Program
Actions
| 0542 | Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Feb. 22, 2021 |
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