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List of 2011 Bills

Bill Title Sponsor Summary
HB890
SD45
An Act Updating the Bottle Bill Rep. Alice K. Wolf, Sen. Cynthia Creem PRIMARY OMNIBUS BILL. Updates definitions. Increases handling fee. Reinstates CEF according to original formula. A Win-Win-Win for the Commonwealth
HB1 The Governor's Budget Gov. Deval Patrick Adds water, juice, teas, etc., to the existing bottle bill.
HB883 An Act to Expand the Bottle Bill Rep. Thomas Stanley Adds water, juice, teas, etc., to the existing bottle bill.
SD16 An Act Relative to the expansion of the Bottle Bill Sen. Michael O. Moore Adds water, juice, teas, etc., to the existing bottle bill.
HB233 An Act to Reinstate the Clean Environment Fund Rep. Robert Koczera. Reinstates the Clean Environment so that forfeited deposits are dedicated for environmental purposes.
Anti-Bottle Bill Filings:
HD3114 An act to repeal the bottle bill Rep. Richard Bastien Destroys the bottle bill entirely, despite it's clear positive effect on recycling and litter.

 

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