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HB786Introduced in the House

Relating To Deposit Beverage Container Recycling.

IntroducedHouse Consumer Protection & Commerce

Introduced by Nicole Lowen, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Allows the Department of Health to use money in the Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund to deploy reverse vending machines. Repeals certain exemptions for beverage dealers from the requirement to operate redemption centers. Allows for the establishment of regional centers for the redemption of refillable beverage containers but not as substitutes for dealers' means to receive deposit beverage containers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-30-25.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:01AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  8. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 98) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  9. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

  10. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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