Bill > HB2241

This bill amends Pennsylvania law to establish a portable battery stewardship program. The key provisions include: - Requiring producers of covered batteries and battery-containing products sold in Pennsylvania to participate in an approved state battery stewardship plan through a battery stewardship organization. - Establishing requirements for the battery stewardship plans, including collection, recycling, and convenience standards, as well as education and reporting requirements. - Imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection to review and approve the stewardship plans, maintain public awareness, and enforce compliance through penalties and civil actions. - Prohibiting the disposal of covered batteries in the regular waste stream and requiring their collection and management through the battery stewardship program. - Assessing opportunities and challenges for end-of-life management of batteries in battery-containing products not intended to be easily removable by consumers.