MA S608

Bill

Relative to recycling car seats

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to recycling car seats. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to require the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a program for the recycling of child passenger restraints, also known as car seats. The bill authorizes the department to implement state, local, or regional car seat recycling programs, provide grants to municipalities to develop or establish local and regional car seat recycling projects, and partner or contract with private organizations to assist in the development or establishment of a car seat recycling program.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Becca Rausch (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S608

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S608
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S608.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H876	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H4865	Similar To
S1332	Encouraging municipal recycling and composting	Accompanied a study order, see S2630	Similar To
S1592	To enhance child passenger safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2159	Relative to the proper disposal of miniatures	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2317	Relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2682	Similar To
S500	Requiring the establishment of recycling programs for ionization smoke detectors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S525	Relative to plastic bag reduction	Accompanied a new draft, see S2895	Similar To
S572	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S494	Similar To

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