HF 872: Relating to the redemption of beverage containers, providing civil penalties, and including effective date provisions

What it does

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.

House subcommittee · named April 22, 2021

• Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Holly Brink (R)
• Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D) · jennifer.konfrst@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 9 against

For: Anheuser Busch; Doll Distributing; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Beverage Association; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; One Vision; Village Northwest Unlimited

Against: Common Good Iowa; FUELIowa (PMCI); Fareway Stores, Inc.; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; KWIK Trip, Inc.

In plain words

1. April 21, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. April 22, 2021House subcommittee named: Bossman, Brink and Konfrst
3. April 27, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. April 28, 2021Approved by the House committee
5. April 28, 2021Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 892