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Senate advances battery stewardship program but rejects expanding scope to large-format batteries and EV packs
Summary
Senate Bill 1-63, establishing a producer-funded battery stewardship program for small- and medium-format removable batteries, advanced after multiple floor amendments failed that sought to add power‑distribution batteries and electric-vehicle battery packs.
Senate Bill 1-63, which creates a battery stewardship program to collect and recycle certain small- and medium-format removable batteries, passed second reading after committee amendments and extensive floor debate on April 28.
Supporters, including the bill’s sponsors in Health and Human Services and Appropriations, said the program addresses fires and recycling challenges caused by discarded batteries. Committee amendments…
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