Bill Text: IA HF2026 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to persons authorized to refuse to accept and pay the refund value of an empty beverage container, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF2026 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2026-Introduced.html
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HOUSE
FILE
2026
BY
FRY
and
LUNDGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
persons
authorized
to
refuse
to
accept
and
1
pay
the
refund
value
of
an
empty
beverage
container,
and
2
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455C.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
2
subparagraph.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
persons
authorized
to
refuse
to
accept
7
and
pay
the
refund
value
of
an
empty
beverage
container.
8
Under
current
law,
when
a
dealer
sells
beverages
in
eligible
9
containers
to
a
consumer,
the
dealer
charges
a
5-cent
deposit
10
on
each
beverage
container.
A
consumer
can
take
eligible
empty
11
beverage
containers
to
a
participating
dealer
or
redemption
12
center
and
receive
a
5-cent
refund
for
every
eligible
beverage
13
container
that
the
consumer
returned.
A
dealer
may
choose
14
to
not
be
a
participating
dealer
if
the
dealer
holds
a
food
15
establishment
license
and
meets
certain
requirements,
the
16
dealer
has
entered
an
agreement
with
an
approved
redemption
17
center
for
the
operation
of
a
mobile
redemption
system,
or
the
18
dealer’s
place
of
business
is
within
a
certain
distance
of
19
an
approved
redemption
center
based
on
the
population
of
the
20
county.
21
The
bill
strikes
the
exception
for
a
dealer
who
holds
a
food
22
establishment
license,
thus
requiring
a
dealer
who
holds
a
food
23
establishment
license
to
accept
and
pay
the
refund
value
of
24
empty
beverage
containers
unless
the
dealer
is
otherwise
exempt
25
from
being
a
participating
dealer.
A
participating
dealer
26
who
refuses
to
accept
or
pay
the
refund
value
of
a
beverage
27
container
when
so
required
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
28
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
29
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855.
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