Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Environment and Water Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 3060
Makes legislative findings regarding certain products.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Makes legislative findings regarding certain products. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to collaborate with certain parties to implement statewide system for rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Specifies selection process for additional products to be covered in statewide system. Specifies provisions for adoption of rules to implement product stewardship programs for rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Requires producers of rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury to establish product stewardship programs and product stewardship plans and to submit annual written report to department. Requires producers to establish annual performance goals. Allows Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to implement provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Allows Department of Environmental Quality to establish schedule of fees to be paid by producers. Establishes Product Stewardship Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department to pay costs of implementing provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalty for disposal of, or knowingly accepting for disposal, rechargeable batteries or lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalties for other violations of provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 9 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Jun 29 · stopped112 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 9 to Mar 167 days
Environment and WaterMar 16 to Jun 29 · stopped105 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Jun 29
- Mar 9Introduced
- Mar 16Sent to Environment and Water
- Mar 31Heard in Environment and Water
- Apr 2Heard in Environment and Water
- Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Mar 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 16Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 31Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives