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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2122: Relating to the redemption of and payment of refund value on beverage containers, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Became SF 2378 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

Under current law, a consumer may return an empty beverage container upon which a 5-cent 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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

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0 FTE Environmental Specialist positions required to maintain the databases required in the Bill as amended and to address violations of Iowa Code chapter 455C. 5 FTE position for an Attorney 2 position for the legal enforcement of administrative orders and a …

Senate subcommittee · named March 3, 2022

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 16 for, 16 against

For: Casey's General Stores; Doll Distributing; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; FUELIowa (PMCI); Fareway Stores, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; Hy-Vee, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Beverage Association; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; Iowa Retail Federation; and 4 more

Against: Anheuser Busch; Arconic (Formerly Alcoa); Cleaner Iowa, Inc.; Doll Distributing; FUELIowa (PMCI); Fareway Stores, Inc.; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Beverage Association; Iowa Brewers Guild; Iowa Environmental Health Association; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. January 31, 2022Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  3. February 1, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Dotzler and Schultz
  4. February 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Dawson and Dotzler
  5. March 3, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Brown and Dotzler
  6. March 21, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2378

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2122