FLSB-912Failed

Battery Collection and Recovery

Jurisdiction:
Florida
Type:
EPR
Last action:
Mar 13, 2026
BatteriesElectronics
SB-912 establishes producer responsibility requirements for battery and battery-containing product stewardship through mandatory stewardship plans submitted to DEP, directly implementing EPR principles for covered batteries.
Compliance Dimensions
Bans & RestrictionsCovered batteries and battery-containing products sold by non-compliant producers (Sales Ban), 2026

“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”

PRO StructureCompetitive Pros · Battery Stewardship Organization (BSO)

“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”

Full bill text

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The Florida Senate Home Senators Senator List Find Your Legislators District Maps Vote Disclosures Committees Committee List Committee Publications Session Bills Calendars Journals Appropriations Conferences Reports Executive Appointments Executive Suspensions Redistricting Laws Statutes Help Searching Statutes Constitution Laws of Florida Order - Legistore Media Video Broadcast Schedule Publications Videos Topics About Employment Accessibility Visit Us Contact Us Page Program Offices President's Office Majority Office Minority Office Secretary's Office Reference Glossary FAQ Help Links Search Tips Publications Rules Handbooks Advisory Opinions Public Records Tracker Login Sign Up Tracker Help Home > Session > 2026 > Senate Bill 912 Track This Bill Glossary of Legislative Terms CS/SB 912: Battery Collection and Recovery GENERAL BILL by Environment and Natural Resources ; McClain Battery Collection and Recovery; 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. Effective Date: 7/1/2026 Last Action: 3/13/2026 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Senate Committee References: Environment and Natural Resources (EN) Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG) Fiscal Policy (FP) View By Bill Version View By Category Bill History Related Bills (1) Bill Text (2) Amendments (1) Analyses (2) Vote History (1) Citations (14) Bill History Date Chamber Action 12/15/2025 Senate • Filed 1/5/2026 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy 1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced 1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building 2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 2/5/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time 3/13/2026 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Related Bills Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1067 Battery Collection and Disposal Gentry Similar Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Bill Text Version Posted Format S 912 Filed 12/15/2025 3:27 PM Web Page | PDF S 912 c1 2/5/2026 10:48 AM Web Page | PDF Committee Amendments S 912 Filed Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 448936 - Amendment Delete lines 98 - 622 and insert: Environment and Natural Resources (McClain) 2/3/2026 9:54 AM (Late Filed) Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/3/2026 Web Page PDF Floor Amendments No Floor Amendments Available Bill Analyses Type Analysis Author Posted Format Bill Analysis S 912 Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 3:59 PM PDF Bill Analysis S 912 Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 9:17 AM PDF Vote History - Committee Version Committee Date Result S 912 Filed Environment and Natural Resources 2/3/2026 3:30 PM 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Vote History - Floor No Vote History Available Citations - Statutes (14) Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 403.71871 Page 4 (pdf) 403.71872 Page 4 (pdf) 403.71873 Page 9 (pdf) 403.71874 Page 10 (pdf) 403.71875 Page 13 (pdf) 403.71876 Page 14 (pdf) 403.71877 Page 16 (pdf) 403.71878 Page 18 (pdf) 403.71879 Page 20 (pdf) 403.71881 Page 20 (pdf) 403.71882 Page 21 (pdf) 403.71883 Page 22 (pdf) 403.71884 Page 23 (pdf) 403.7192 Batteries; requirements for consumer, manufacturers, and sellers; penalties. 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