Battery Legislation

There is currently no federal legislation regulating the management of batteries at the end of life, but a number of states have passed and attempted to pass legislation.

Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2013

Assembly Bill 488, would require producers of household batteries, including primary and rechargeable batteries "weighing two kilograms or less," to develop, finance and implement a battery stewardship program.

Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
February, 2013

HB 2938 would prohibit knowingly disposing of rechargeable batteries as solid waste and require retailers and rechargeable battery manufacturers to establish a recycling program. Heard Feb. 28 in the House Committee on Energy and Environment.

Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
January, 2013

The Washington Small Rechargeable Battery Stewardship Act, House Bill 1364 and Senate Bill 5457, introduced in 2013 at the initiative of the rechargeable battery industry, Call2Recycle, would have required rechargeable battery brand owners (manufacturers) to fund and manage a...

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