Bill > SB0167

This bill expands and revises the law on containers for beverages subject to bottle deposit. Key provisions include: - Expanding the definition of "beverage" to include more types of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. - Requiring dealers with a store footprint of less than 4,000 square feet to provide a convenient means for customers to return and receive refunds on empty returnable containers. - Creating a bottle handling fund to provide 80% of revenues to dealers and 20% to distributors based on the number of empty returnable containers redeemed. - Modifying the distribution of unredeemed bottle deposits, with more going to the Renew Michigan Fund for environmental cleanup and recycling efforts. - Imposing restrictions on the types of containers manufacturers can sell for certain high-volume beverage brands. - The bill takes effect 2 years after being enacted into law.