VirginiaMattress stewardship program; established, report, civil penalty.
What it does
Mattress stewardship program established; civil penalty. Prohibits the disposal of a mattress, as defined in the bill, in a landfill or an incinerator beginning January 1, 2028, and requires producers of mattresses sold at retail in the Commonwealth or a representative organization acting on a producer's behalf to submit a plan for the establishment of a mattress stewardship program. Such mattress stewardship program plan shall establish an assessment for all mattresses sold in the Commonwealth and a network of convenient and free collection sites for postconsumer mattresses, defined in the bill, that will facilitate higher rates of recycling and materials recovery for postconsumer mattresses.
More detail
The bill establishes annual reporting requirements for mattress producers or representative organizations and establishes a Mattress Stewardship Program Advisory Board to advise on the proper implementation and sustainability of the mattress stewardship program. The bill also establishes the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Quality as they relate to the bill and civil penalties for improper mattress disposal and violations of the mattress stewardship program.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 18Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Feb 7Continued to 2025 with substitute in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
- Feb 7Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24106693D-H1
- Feb 7House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Feb 2Impact statement from DPB (HB745)
- Jan 31Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 19Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 19Referred from Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100377DIntroduced