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FL SB 912

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Battery Collection and Recovery

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 912 pass?

No. FL SB 912 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

What is FL SB 912 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 912?

McClain, Environment and Natural Resources are the primary sponsors of FL SB 912.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McClainprimary
  • Environment and Natural Resourcesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

    failure

  2. 2026-02-10

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time

  3. 2026-02-05

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

  4. 2026-02-05

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. 2026-02-03

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  6. 2026-01-29

    On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2026-01-05

    Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-15

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Arrington: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Avila: other
    • Mayfield: other

Related bills

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