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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana House Bill 1231 establishes producer responsibility requirements for battery recycling and stewardship programs
Last action · January 22, 2026: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3Sponsors: Doug Miller and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning January 1, 2030, retailers in Indiana are prohibited from selling or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer joins an approved . The legislation establishes the battery stewardship fund, sets recycling standards, and requires producers to cover stewardship costs.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
battery producers
Must join stewardship organizations, fund compliance, and include specific labeling on covered batteries.
retailers
Must ensure that covered batteries and battery-containing products they sell are from producers registered with an approved stewardship organization.
Indiana department of environmental management
Responsible for reviewing and approving stewardship plans, collecting fees, and publishing program information online.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do retailers have to stop selling batteries from non-compliant producers?
Can consumers be charged a fee to recycle batteries under these stewardship plans?
What is the purpose of the battery stewardship fund?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 22, 2026HouseRecommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 22, 2026HouseFloorCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 5, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
- Jan 5, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representatives Baird, Errington, Hamilton
- Jan 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Miller D
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Extended Producer Responsibility for Batteries
Shifts the financial and operational burden of battery recycling from local governments and taxpayers onto battery producers and brand owners.
Connected Entities
Sources
iga.in.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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