BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
HB 1656: Container deposit/recycling
Establishing a container deposit and recycling program.
Summary
- Requires every beverage container sold after February 14, 1992, to have a cash refund value of not less than five cents. Requires liter containers to have a cash refund value of not less than twenty-five cents. Establishes conditions for the acceptance or rejection of returned beverage containers.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Richard Nelson (D-32)
- Introduced
- February 5, 1991 in the House
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Richard Nelson (D-32)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1656 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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