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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 266

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the sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from disposing of a lead acid battery, including

a motor vehicle battery, by placing it in a landfill or incinerating it. Current law

requires anyone who sells a lead acid battery to a person who will use the battery (a

consumer) and who installs the battery to accept the consumer's used battery.

Current law also requires a person who sells a lead acid battery to a consumer

without installing the battery to offer to take the used battery in trade. The law

prohibits a person from charging a consumer a deposit of more than $5 on the sale

of a lead acid battery.

This bill requires a person who sells a lead acid battery to a consumer to charge

a deposit of not less than $5. The bill also changes terminology in the law relating

to the sale of lead acid batteries and defines the term "deposit" for the purposes of

that law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Brooks (R) , Honadel (R) , Hulsey (D) , Pocan (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Turner (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Cowles (R) , E. Coggs (D) , Holperin (D) , Olsen (R) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 29, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Brooks, Berceau, Hulsey, A. Ott, Pocan, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt and Turner;Cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, Cowles, Holperin, Olsen, Risser and Taylor

  2. Sep 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy

  3. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative E. Coggs added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1