HB 5306 Summary

• Expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to include wine, spirits, and noncarbonated beverages (previously limited to soft drinks, beer, and malt beverages), while excluding plant-based milks and dairy products.

• Increases beverage container deposit requirements to 10 cents minimum and establishes different redemption rules for small retailers (under 4,000 square feet) versus larger stores, with caps on daily redemption amounts ($10 for small stores, $25 for larger stores).

• Creates new bottle handling fund receiving $0.005 per redeemed container; redirects unredeemed deposit revenues to fund attorney general enforcement, environmental cleanup, municipalities for recycling programs, and pollution prevention grants.

• Requires distributors purchasing beverages outside Michigan and online retailers to originate 10-cent deposits on containers sold in Michigan.

• Takes effect 2 years after enactment.