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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2162 establishes a post-consumer paint recycling program funded by a producer assessment fee
Last action · May 7, 2026: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)Sponsors: David Dolan and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2162 requires producers to establish a post-consumer paint collection and recycling program managed by a or individual producers. The program is funded by a per-container added to paint sales, and producers must submit a comprehensive plan to the Department of Natural Resources by specified deadlines. Retailers are prohibited from selling paint from producers not participating in the approved program starting January 1, 2028, or six months after plan approval.
Residents purchasing will see a cost increase per container due to the added , while gaining access to statewide collection sites ensuring that at least 90 percent of Missouri residents have a site within a fifteen-mile radius or scheduled collection events.
- House Bill 2162 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative David Dolan. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Architectural paint producers
Producers must establish or join a representative organization, submit a collection program plan, pay department administrative fees, add assessment fees to paint prices, and submit annual reports.
Paint retailers and distributors
Retailers are prohibited from selling paint from non-participating producers after implementation and may voluntarily serve as collection sites without being required to file fees or sales data.
Generators of household wastes and conditionally exempt small quantity generators
Generators may transport or send architectural paints to approved paint collection sites without being charged an additional disposal amount.
Department of Natural Resources
The department is tasked with reviewing and approving program plans, establishing administrative fees to cover its full oversight costs, maintaining website listings, and enforcing compliance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How will the paint recycling program be funded?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
16 actions- May 7, 2026HousePlaced Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Apr 28, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HousePlaced Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Apr 7, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
Show 10 earlier actions
- Feb 23, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Conservation and Natural Resources(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 4, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Shift to Producer Responsibility
The legislation shifts the responsibility for post-consumer architectural paint waste management entirely onto producers and representative organizations rather than local government waste programs.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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