Bill > HB06288

This bill proposes to address the issue of small alcohol bottles known as "nips," which are often discarded as litter, by either prohibiting their sale starting January 1, 2026, or including them in the state's existing bottle bill program. The bottle bill program typically requires a deposit on beverage containers to encourage recycling and reduce littering. By targeting nips, which are small, easily concealed alcohol bottles that frequently end up as trash in municipal areas, the bill aims to reduce environmental waste and potentially discourage easy access to portable alcoholic beverages. The legislation provides two potential approaches: a complete sales ban or an incentive-based recycling mechanism through the bottle deposit system, both of which seek to mitigate the environmental and potential social impacts of these small alcohol containers.

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