Committee hears debate over textile needs‑assessment substitute; retailers seek more study
Senate Bill 6,174's substitute would require a needs assessment and create Textile and Apparel Coordinating Organizations (TACOs); municipal and nonprofit advocates supported the assessment, while retail and industry groups warned the substitute presumes an EPR outcome and could burden retailers and employers. No vote was taken.
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The Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee received extensive testimony on Senate Bill 6,174, a substitute that would require textile producers to participate in a coordinating organization (TACO) that would carry out a needs assessment to inform any future extended producer responsibility program.
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