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HB1264Introduced in the House

Relating To Waste Management.

IntroducedHouse Energy & Environmental Protection

Introduced by Ikaika Hussey, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes an Extended Producer Responsibility Program. Requires certain producers of fast-moving consumer goods to register with the Department of Health and pay an annual fee based on the amount of packaging volume the covered producer places on the market each calendar year. Provides for the deposit of fees into an Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund. Provides for the expenditure of moneys from the Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund for the creation of a countywide needs assessment of resources needed to reduce the volume of packaging waste sent to landfills or power plants that burn municipal solid waste as a fuel by fifty per cent and eighty per cent by a date to be determined by rule. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2032.

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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