Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF726: A BILL FOR An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, April 14, 2026
An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, March 4, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2742YH (1) sb/js H.F. Section 1. Section 22.7, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 76. Proprietary information obtained by the department of natural resources pursuant to section 455D.10A. Sec. 2. Section 455D.10A, Code 2025, is amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 455D.10A Battery stewardship. 1. Definitions. a. "Battery-containing product" means a product that contains or is packaged with a covered battery. "Battery-containing product" does not include computers, small-scale servers, computer monitors, electronic keyboards and mice, printers, fax machines, scanners, televisions, digital video disc players and recorders, video cassette recorders, digital converter boxes, cable receivers, satellite receivers, portable digital music players, or video game consoles. b. "Battery stewardship organization" means a producer that directly implements a plan approved by the department under this section or a nonprofit organization designated by a producer or group of producers to implement such a plan. c. "Collection rate" means the percentage calculated by dividing the total weight of covered batteries collected in the state by a battery stewardship organization in a calendar year by the average annual weight of covered batteries estimated …
Sponsors
- McCulla, Kniff · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- : Subcommittee: Wood, Cooling and Mommsen. H.J. 864 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 491 .
Subjects: waste management, electrical batteries
Common questions
- What is HF726?
- HF726 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
- What does HF726 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for the implementation of battery stewardship plans, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF726?
- In committee as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF726?
- McCulla, Kniff.
- Where is the official record for HF726?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0726&ga=91
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