BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2496: Batteries/environment

Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries.

Summary

Requires producers of certain batteries to participate in a battery stewardship plan implemented by a stewardship organization that provides for battery collection and end-of-life management, beginning January 1, 2024.
Prohibits retailers from selling certain batteries whose producers do not participate in an approved stewardship plan, beginning January 1, 2025.
Requires stewardship organizations implementing a stewardship plan to establish performance goals, follow program funding criteria, meet collection and management criteria, conduct public education and outreach, and report on program operations to the Department of Ecology.
Prohibits persons from disposing of covered batteries except through stewardship programs.
Establishes labeling requirements for batteries sold in Washington.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2496), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing for responsible environmental management of batteries;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2496 (2017–18) Student distress response · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2496 (2015–16) Military members/pro bono · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2496 (2013–14) Defendants/mental disability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2496 (2011–12) Minimum wage adjustment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2496 (2009–10) Ballot design · Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2010
HB 2496 (2007–08) CPA mobility · Vetoed by the Governor