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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa requires producer-funded battery stewardship plans, bans battery landfill disposal by 2028, and establishes DNR oversight fees
Last action · April 16, 2026: Subcommittee recommends passage.
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2028, producers and retailers in Iowa cannot sell covered portable or medium-format batteries unless the producer operates under an approved battery stewardship plan and the batteries are properly marked. The legislation prohibits disposing of covered batteries in landfills or municipal waste, bans point-of-sale consumer fees, establishes a $100,000 annual fee for stewardship organizations deposited into a new groundwater protection fund account, and sets civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
Manufacturers and sellers of batteries must fully fund statewide collection and recycling programs, while residents gain free drop-off locations for portable and medium-format batteries and face new restrictions against throwing batteries in household trash or landfills.
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.
battery producers
Battery producers must submit stewardship plans, pay annual fees, mark products, and fully fund statewide collection and recycling systems.
retailers
Retailers are prohibited from selling covered batteries unless the producer operates under an approved department plan and products display proper identification markings.
Iowa residents
Residents gain access to free, continuous battery drop-off sites but are barred from discarding covered batteries in household trash, recycling bins, or landfills starting in 2028.
local governmental units
Local governments operating eligible solid waste or collection facilities are entitled to cost reimbursements from stewardship organizations for serving as collection sites.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
26 actions- Apr 16, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 04/16/2026 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateSubcommittee reassigned: Green, Dickey, and Winckler. S.J. 788 .
- Apr 14, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Reichman, Green, and Winckler. S.J. 774 .
- Apr 13, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: [].
Show 20 earlier actions
- Apr 8, 2026HouseSubcommittee: Wood, Cooling and Mommsen. H.J. 864 .
- Apr 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Ways and Means. S.J. 714 .
- Apr 3, 2026Iowa LegislatureFiscal note.
- Apr 2, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 712 .
- Apr 2, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 711 .
- Apr 2, 2026SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2477 . S.J. 712 .
- Apr 2, 2026Iowa Legislature* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- Dec 31, 2025Iowa Legislature* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- Mar 12, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Mar 11, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Mar 11, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Shipley, Staed, and Zumbach. S.J. 492 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Appropriations. S.J. 443 .
- Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 438 .
- Mar 6, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 430 .
- Mar 5, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2477 .
- Mar 5, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Mar 4, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 491 .
- Mar 4, 2025SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 9:30AM Senate Lounge.
- Mar 3, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Rozenboom, De Witt, and Staed.
- Mar 3, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Transition from Municipal to Producer Responsibility
The bill repeals existing household recycling sections and shifts full financial and operational responsibility for battery recycling onto battery producers and stewardship organizations.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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