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            "BILLNO": "HB2567",
            "EFFECTIVEDATE": "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.",
            "HISTORY": [
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                    "action_code": "dead_com_301",
                    "chamber": "House",
                    "journal_page_number": "",
                    "occurred_datetime": "2026-05-05T10:36:35",
                    "session_date": "2026-04-10",
                    "status": "Died in Committee"
                },
                {
                    "action_code": "misc_he_200",
                    "chamber": "House",
                    "journal_page_number": "",
                    "occurred_datetime": "2026-01-28T12:39:01",
                    "session_date": "2026-01-28",
                    "status": "Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S - CANCELED"
                },
                {
                    "action_code": "ref_rbc_310",
                    "chamber": "House",
                    "committee_names": [
                        "Committee on Federal and State Affairs"
                    ],
                    "journal_page_number": "1655",
                    "occurred_datetime": "2026-01-28T10:06:52",
                    "session_date": "2026-01-28",
                    "status": "Referred to"
                },
                {
                    "action_code": "intro_ibc_158",
                    "chamber": "House",
                    "journal_page_number": "1650",
                    "occurred_datetime": "2026-01-27T11:21:10",
                    "session_date": "2026-01-27",
                    "status": "Introduced"
                }
            ],
            "LONGTITLE": "AN ACT concerning the environment; enacting the safe battery collection and recycling act; prohibiting the sale of covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer is part of a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; requiring battery stewardship organizations to submit a battery stewardship plan to the secretary of health and environment for approval; providing the responsibilities of battery stewardship organizations, including cost coverage and reimbursement to local governments; mandating the collection of covered batteries and setting criteria for collection sites and events; promoting the implementation of the battery stewardship plan through education, outreach and safety training; requiring annual reports from battery stewardship organizations, detailing financials, collection data and outreach efforts; mandating the department to publish approved plans and reports on its website, while protecting proprietary information; providing liability protection for compliance with an approved battery stewardship plan; allowing independent fee-based collection services under certain conditions; prohibiting improper disposal of covered batteries and outlining responsibilities for waste facilities; establishing penalties for violations of the act, including false statements and fee nonpayment; directing the department to review studies on expanding coverage to other products or batteries; allowing battery stewardship organizations to recover costs from noncompliant producers through civil actions; establishing the battery stewardship fund for administering the act; authorizing the secretary to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act; limiting the number of full time equivalent positions that the department can fill to administer and enforce the act; amending K.S.A. 65-3427 and repealing the existing section.",
            "NAME": "HB2567",
            "ORIGINAL_SPONSOR": [
                "Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources"
            ],
            "RELATEDRS": "26rs2561",
            "SHORTTITLE": "Enacting the safe battery collection and recycling stewardship act and prohibiting the sale of covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer is part of a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan.",
            "SPONSOR_NAMES": [
                "Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources"
            ],
            "STATUS": "dead",
            "documents": [],
            "versions": [
                "http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2567_00_0000.pdf"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "revno": 877182
}