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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage |
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modules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter P to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER P. CONSUMER ENERGY STORAGE MODULES |
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Sec. 361.471. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "consumer |
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energy storage module" means a battery or other electrochemical |
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device that stores chemical energy and transforms it into |
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electrical energy to power a consumer product or electronic device. |
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The term includes an alkaline battery, lithium-ion battery, nickel |
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cadmium battery, or nickel-metal hydride battery. |
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Sec. 361.472. LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED. A person may not |
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place a consumer energy storage module in mixed municipal solid |
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waste. |
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Sec. 361.473. CONSUMER ENERGY STORAGE MODULE COLLECTION FOR |
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RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. The commission by rule shall identify |
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businesses or facilities in this state where a customer may offer a |
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consumer energy storage module for recycling or disposal. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |