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Sponsor defers bill on disposable tires, seeks study of surcharge revenue and incentives
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Summary
Sen. Barrow deferred Senate Bill 332 after outlining concerns about statewide blight from discarded tires and saying she will work with DEQ to track where tire‑surcharge funds go and to vet incentive‑based disposal options.
Senator Barrow asked the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality to defer Senate Bill 332 on handling disposable tires, saying the issue requires more study and coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality.
Barrow said the problem of discarded tires contributes to blight across the state and that she introduced the measure after a resolution last year highlighted waste tires as a recurrent problem. She said a surcharge is added at the time of tire purchase and that she wants to know how the money is being collected and spent. "I would like to know the monies that are being collected now, from waste tires — where is that money going and how is it really helping us now in terms of the disposal of tires," she told the committee.
Barrow said she plans to work with DEQ and to prepare a resolution to study options in the interim, including incentive‑based approaches rather than punitive measures. "He would like to incentivize it," she said of a constituent proposal, adding that the idea "has merits and it needs to be vetted."
Senator Henskins moved to defer SB332; the committee carried the motion without objection.
The deferral pauses formal consideration so the sponsor and DEQ can provide follow‑up information on current tire‑surcharge receipts and existing disposal practices. No formal vote on the bill's substance occurred at the hearing.
