Stewardship program for batteries established, mercury in batteries prohibited, lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products provisions modified, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 2 Sponsors

Mar 25, 2026 · House

Author added Pursell

Mar 23, 2026 · House

Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 2%, measured from MN's completed sessions
Momentum -3 35/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 201 days quiet

A transparent scoring model over stage, momentum, recency, sponsorship and recorded votes — not a trained predictor. Treat it as a way to rank attention, not as a forecast.