HB 1830 Summary

• Creates the Arkansas Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act requiring computer and television manufacturers to establish recovery programs for covered devices at no charge to consumers

• Computer manufacturers must offer collection services as convenient as purchase through mail-back systems or centrally-located collection sites coordinated with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

• Television manufacturers must annually recycle or arrange recycling of their market share of covered television devices based on a calculation using Arkansas population fraction and national sales data

• Prohibits consumers from knowingly discarding covered devices in landfills and requires landfill operators to post notices and refuse acceptance of covered devices

• Establishes registration fees (up to $2,500 initial, $1,000 annual renewal) for manufacturers based on sales volume or market share, with exemptions for manufacturers selling 1,000 or fewer devices annually; provides liability immunity for manufacturers and retailers for data on returned devices