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Relating to the redemption of beverage containers, providing civil penalties, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Ways and Means (successor To Hsb 252) Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 8, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 1, 2021
- Done: House committeeApril 14, 2021
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 892 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 892 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, a consumer may return an empty beverage container upon which a refund value has been paid to a dealer or a redemption center. When a distributor collects empty beverage containers from a dealer, dealer agent, or redemption center, the distributor reimburses the dealer, dealer agent, or redemption center the refund value plus a 1-cent handling fee for each empty beverage container. Current law also allows any person to establish a redemption center that serves a dealer if it is approved by the department of natural resources.
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Any person can also establish an unapproved redemption center. Under this bill, a dealer may choose to not accept beverage containers if the dealer enters into a contract with a dealer agent or redemption center who will accept beverage containers on the dealer’s behalf. A dealer may only enter such contract with a redemption center if the dealer’s place of business is in a county with a population of more than 30,000 and within miles of the redemption center or if the dealer’s place of business is in a county with a population of 30,000 or fewer and within miles of the redemption center. The bill amends the definition of “dealer agent” so that a dealer agent is not limited to soliciting or picking up empty beverage containers from a dealer. The bill allows a person to establish a redemption center by providing notice to the department. The bill also requires each beverage container to have a registered universal product code in a format required by the department. The bill creates civil enforcement procedures and penalties for a violation of the provisions of the bill, including a civil penalty of up to $2,500. The bill makes numerous changes throughout Code chapter 455C to change instances of “dealer” to “participating dealer”, remove obsolete language, and stylistically and grammatically update the Code chapter. The bill takes effect July 1, 2023.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named April 22, 2021. On April 27, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§455C.12A§455C.12B§455C.12C
Amends§455C.1§455C.12§455C.13§455C.14§455C.2§455C.3§455C.4§455C.5§455C.6
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Lobbying
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