Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S912: Battery Collection and Recovery
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Creating the "Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act"; requiring a producer to fulfill certain requirements, beginning on a specified date, before selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in this state any covered battery or battery-containing product; requiring a BSO operating in this state to submit a battery stewardship plan to the Department of Environmental Protection for review and approval, beginning on a specified date; providing fiscal duties for a BSO implementing an approved battery stewardship plan; requiring a BSO to submit a report to the department annually beginning on a specified date, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to battery collection and recovery; creating s. 403.71871, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 403.71872, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 403.71873, F.S.; requiring a producer to fulfill certain requirements, beginning on a specified date, before selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in this state any covered battery or battery containing product; providing applicability; authorizing the department to amend by rule certain provisions for a certain purpose…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to battery collection and recovery; creating s. 403.71871, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 403.71872, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 403.71873, F.S.; requiring a producer to fulfill certain requirements, beginning on a specified date, before selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in this state any covered battery or battery containing product; providing applicability; authorizing the department to amend by rule certain provisions for a certain purpose; requiring certain producers to list certain information on a battery beginning on a specified date; prohibiting a producer, retailer, or battery stewardship organization (BSO) from charging a certain fee to consumers; creating s. 403.71874, F.S.; requiring a BSO operating in this state to submit a battery stewardship plan to the Department of Environmental Protection for review and approval, beginning on a specified date; providing requirements for the plan; providing a term of validity for the plan; requiring a BSO with an approved plan to take certain actions; requiring the department to make a certain determination regarding a battery stewardship plan or plan amendment within a specified timeframe; providing certain requirements for the department and a BSO in the event a battery stewardship plan or amendment is denied; creating s. 403.71875, F.S.; providing fiscal duties for a BSO implementing an approved battery stewardship plan; …