Environmental Stewardship

Environmental Stewardship Priorities for 2025, now updated as of March 29, 2025

Priority Bill – Recycling Reform, SB 5284 – Passed Senate: Passed House – Soon to the Governor!

You will find 5284 here. These are the new version of last year’s Re-WRAP Act. This fact sheet from Faith Action Network (FAN) will familiarize you with the aims of the bill. We spoke with legislators about this bill during Quaker Lobby Day and have sent Action Alerts in support of this bill.

  • Current status
    • Senate — Passed with 27 in favor and 22 opposed.
    • House — Passed with 51 in favor and 45 opposed.

Priority Bill – Right to Repair, HB 1483 – Passed House; Passed Senate – Soon to the Governor!

You will find 1483 here. This is the new version of last year’s R2R bill (and of the year before and the year before!). This fact sheet with familiarize you with the aims of the current bill. We spoke with legislators about this bill during Quaker Lobby Day and have sent Action Alerts in support of this bill.

  • Current status
    • House — Passed the House with 94 in favor, 1 opposed, and 3 excused.
    • Senate — Passed the Senate with 28 in favor, 1 opposed.

Priority Bill – Concerning recycling and waste reduction, HB 1607. 

Requires beverage brands to form a producer responsibility organization to fund and implement a 10-cent refund value redemption program for beverage containers. Thus, its nickname is the “Bottle Bill.” It works together with HB 5284 to strengthen recycling. As a side effect, it may provide a small source of income for people who make their living scavenging.

  • Don’t be worried about the fact that this bill is still in its house of origin. Because it generates revenue, it has been declared “necessary to implement the budget” (NTIB) and can still move forward.
  • On the House floor calendar.
  • It will still need to pass the Senate as well, but because of the NTIB status, there is a bit more time for that.

Support Bills

Updating Clean Fuel Standards, HB 1409 – Passed House, Passed Senate! Yay!

Reducing Damage from Refrigerants, HB 1462 – Passed House, Passed Senate (narrowly, by one vote). But yay!

Improving Passenger Rail, HB 1837 – Passed House; Passed Senate. Another Yay!

Improving Composting of Organics (Food Waste), HB 1497 – Passed House; Passed Senate. A final Yay for our support bills!

Bills we were advocating for and researching that did not pass this year. They may be back next session.

Home Energy Scores, HB 1015

Salmon Recovery, HB 1208 and SB 5155

Increasing Environmental Justice (formerly CURB), HB 1303

Recycling of EV Batteries, HB 1550

Community Solar, HB 1598 and SB 5515

Producer Responsibility for Clothing, HB 1107

Allowing Rivian to Sell EV Cars at Their Own Sites, HB 1721

See Environmental Stewardship resources here.

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