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Committee narrows some provisions and rejects several amendments to recycling bill before reporting it out
Summary
Third substitute HB 16 07, a broad recycling and beverage container refund package, was debated at length on amendments involving redemption site locations, remittance of unredeemed deposits to the state, accountability for grants, and SNAP protections; most substantive amendments failed on voice votes and the bill was reported out 17–13–1.
The House Appropriations Committee considered multiple amendments to third substitute House Bill 16 07, a recycling and waste‑reduction package that implements a producer responsibility organization (PRO) model for beverage container refunds and creates a framework for unredeemed deposits.
Staff briefed members on five amendments in the Engrossed Bill Binder: a technical cleanup (H 219.1), provisions clarifying express redemption site locations (LIPSON 478), a requirement to remit unredeemed deposits monthly to the Department of Revenue and the creation of a dedicated state account for specified purposes (LIPSON 481 by Rep. Dye), additional grant accountability and performance requirements (LIPSON 479), and H 3240.1 which would publish an average net cost to SNAP households and require DSHS to provide…
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