Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation as
of February 2012*

*Please help us keep track of EPR legislative activity! Please send new legislation, or updates, to Sierra Fletcher at sierra@productstewardship.us.

Previous Legislative Sessions: 2009, 2010, 2011

California
Batteries: Battery Product Stewardship Program (SB 515) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule (1-31-12)

Connecticut
Mattresses: An Act Establishing a Mattress Stewardship Program (SB 89) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (2-16-12)

Thermostats: An Act Concerning a Mercury Thermostat Collection and Financial Incentive Program (SB 93) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (2-16-12)

Iowa
Product Stewardship Report: A study bill relating to pollution prevention and waste management assistance (HSB 594) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Voted - Environmental Protection (2-16-12)

Maine
Sharps: An Act to Promote the Proper Disposal of Used Medical Sharps (LD 1412 - LR 1325) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (1-24-12)

Massachusetts
Electronics: An Act Relative to Information Technology Producer Responsibility (S.2078) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Senate Ways and Means Committee

Mercury Thermostats: Regulate the Sale and Disposal of Mercury-added Thermostats (H00251) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Fluorescent Lamps: Mercury-added Lamps Recycling Program (H01163) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Fluorescent Lamps: Producer Responsibility for Mercury-added Lamps (H00267) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

General EPR: Study Bill for Producer Responsibility (H02003) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Framework: Establishment of Product Stewardship Programs (H02017) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Ohio
Electronics: An Act to establish a recycling program for covered electronic devices (SB 253) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources

New York
Auto Switches: Recycling of Mercury-Added Motor Vehicle Component (A00862) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Batteries (revision to existing law): Relates to recycling rechargeable batteries (A03391) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Enacting clause stricken (1-3-12)

Carpet: Establishes a carpet stewardship program (A08492) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Fluorescent Lighting: Stewardship Program for Mercury Lighting (A04238) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Fluorescent Lighting: Stewardship Program for Mercury Lighting (A06596) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

Framework: Establishes a product stewardship program (A06293) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Mercury Thermostats: Collection of Mercury-Containing Thermostats (A03485) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Amended on third reading 3485a (1-19-12)

Mercury Thermostats: Collection of Mercury-Containing Thermostats (S04345) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Paint: Paint Stewardship Program (A00953) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Pharmaceuticals: Medicine Take-Back Bill (A04651) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to environmental conservation (1-4-12)

Pharmaceuticals: Medicine Take-Back Bill (A00211) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to health (1-4-12)

Smoke Detectors: Recycling of ionization smoke detectors (A04330A) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Amend and recommit to Environmental Conservation Committee (2-16-12)

Rhode Island
Batteries: Rechargeable Battery Collection and Recycling (SB 2187) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (1-24-12)

Fluorescent Lighting: Product Stewardship for Discarded Products (HB 7443) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources (2-9-12)

Fluorescent Lighting: Product Stewardship for Discarded Products (SB 2398) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (2-15-12)

Framework: Producer Responsibility for Discarded Products (SB 2027) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (1-11-12)

Mattresses: Producers Responsibility for Discarded Products (SB 2399) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (2-15-12)

Packaging: Creating a Special House Commission to Study Producer Responsibility Models for Paper and Packaging (HR 7027) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Placed on House Calendar (2-8-12)

Paint: Proper Management of Unused Paint (HB 7233) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources (1-25-12)

Paint: Proper Management of Unused Paint (SB 2083) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (1-18-12)

Vermont
General EPR: Beverage Redemption Producer Responsibility (H-074) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

General EPR: Beverage Redemption Producer Responsibility (S-21) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

Packaging: Packaging and Printed Materials (H-218) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

Paint: Paint Stewardship Program (H-158) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

Paint: Paint Stewardship Program (H-283) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Carried over to the 2012 session

Washington
Rechargeable Batteries: Adopting the Washington Small Rechargeable Battery Stewardship Act (SB 6148) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment (1-24-12)

Rechargeable Batteries: Adopting the Washington Small Rechargeable Battery Stewardship Act (HB 2450) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (2-3-12)

Carpet: Creating jobs by increasing recycling of discarded carpet (SB 6341) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Referred to Ways & Means (2-3-12)

Electronics (revision to existing law): Regarding electronic product recycling (SB 6336) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Passed to Rules Committee for second reading (2-3-12)

Paint: Developing a Paint Stewardship Program (SB 6145) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means (2-6-12)

Paint: Developing a Paint Stewardship Program (HB 2540) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		First reading, referred to Environment (1-17-12)

Pharmaceuticals: Medicine Take-Back Bill (SB 5234) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		Placed on second reading by Rules Committee (2-7-12)

Pharmaceuticals: Medicine Take-Back Bill (HB 1370) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status (1-9-12)

Sharps: Disposal of Residential Sharps Waste (SB 5632) Legislation as Introduced \| Amended Legislation \| Website		By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status (1-9-12)

Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation as of February 2012*

California

Connecticut

Iowa

Maine

Massachusetts

Ohio

New York

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation as
of February 2012*