MA H435

Bill

Establishing the commission on extended producer responsibility

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to producer responsibility for the post-consumer management of certain products. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission, called the Commission on Extended Producer Responsibility, to study and report on implementing extended producer responsibility laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The commission will research, evaluate, and develop recommendations regarding the economic, environmental, and public health benefits and costs of extended producer responsibility laws for various products, including paint, electronics, pesticides, and packaging. The commission will also research and make recommendations on establishing a comprehensive product stewardship approach, a statewide policy structure for product stewardship that may be applied to an array of products. The commission will consult with various stakeholders and provide opportunities for public comment before submitting its report and recommendations for legislation within one year of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (8)

Jay Barrows (R), Nick Boldyga (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4526 (on 05/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H435

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H435
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H435.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1182	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to robotic surgery in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H1255	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H1907	To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H25	Relative to enhancing Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission background checks	Accompanied a new draft, see H4350	Similar To
H263	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
H2727	Relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H4098	Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
H4526	Waste Management	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4639	Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth	Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence	Similar To
H4730	Relative to findings of the foundation budget review commission	Published as amended, see H4741	Similar To
H4741	Relative to findings of the foundation budget review commission	Committee of conference appointed (Chang-Diaz-DiDomenico-O'Connor), in concurrence	Similar To
H4922	Resolve reviving and further continuing the special commission established to investigate and report on the preservation of Polish culture and history in the Pioneer Valley.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
H4962	Resolve An Act establishing an agricultural tourism study commission	Resolve passed and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S1385	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To
S2149	Similar Bills		Similar To
S2344	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Reprinted as amended, see S2373	Similar To
S2616	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	No further action taken	Similar To
S2658	Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S752	Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1182

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to robotic surgery in the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H1255

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H1907

To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4537

Similar To

H25

Relative to enhancing Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission background checks

Accompanied a new draft, see H4350

Similar To

H263

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

No further action taken

Similar To

H2727

Relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4537

Similar To

H311

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H4098

Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018

Similar To

H4526

Waste Management

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H4639

Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth

Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence

Similar To

H4730

Relative to findings of the foundation budget review commission

Published as amended, see H4741

Similar To

H4741

Relative to findings of the foundation budget review commission

Committee of conference appointed (Chang-Diaz-DiDomenico-O'Connor), in concurrence

Similar To

H4922

Resolve reviving and further continuing the special commission established to investigate and report on the preservation of Polish culture and history in the Pioneer Valley.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2018

Similar To

H4962

Resolve An Act establishing an agricultural tourism study commission

Resolve passed and laid before the Governor

Similar To

S1385

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2074

Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Placed on file

Similar To

S2149

Similar Bills

Similar To

S2344

Relative to manufactured housing communities

Reprinted as amended, see S2373

Similar To

S2616

Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services

No further action taken

Similar To

S2658

Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S752

Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

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