Minnesota SF 1980: Assessment for each mattress and box spring sold in the state to fund grants to local governments to expand mattress recycling programs establishment; appropriating money

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to environment; establishing an assessment for each mattress and box​
1.3 spring sold in the state to fund grants to local governments to expand mattress​
1.4 recycling programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in​
1.5 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.​
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.7 Section 1. [115A.1425] MATTRESS RECYCLING GRANTS.​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.9 the meanings given.​
1.10 (b) "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies a mattress or box​
1.11 spring, rather than its components, and attributes the mattress or box spring to the owner​
1.12 or licensee of the brand as the producer.​
1.13 (c) "Producer" means a person that:​
1.14 (1) has legal ownership of the brand, brand name, or cobrand of a mattress or box spring​
1.15 sold in the state;​
1.16 (2) imports a mattress or box spring branded by a producer that meets clause (1) when​
1.17 the producer has no physical presence in the United States;​
1.18 (3) if clauses (1) and (2) do not apply, makes unbranded mattresses or box springs that​
1.19 are sold in the state; or​
1.20 (4) sells mattresses or box springs at wholesale or retail in the state, does not have legal​
1.21 ownership of the brand, and elects to fulfill the responsibilities of the producer for the​
1.22 mattress or box spring by certifying that election in writing to the commissioner.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03828 as introduced​02/14/25 REVISOR CKM/DG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1980​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: CLARK, Kupec and Hemmingsen-Jaeger)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​570​02/27/2025​
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy​
Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger​6993​03/25/2026​

2.1 (d) "Retailer" means a person who offers mattresses or box springs for sale at retail in​
2.2 the state.​
2.3 (e) "Sale" or "sell" means transfer of title of a mattress or box spring for consideration,​
2.4 including a remote sale conducted through a sales outlet, catalog, website, or similar​
2.5 electronic means.​
2.6 Subd. 2.Recycling assessments.(a) A producer of a mattress or box spring must add​
2.7 a recycling assessment of $5 to the cost of each mattress and box spring sold to retailers in​
2.8 the state by the producer and must remit the proceeds to the commissioner of the Pollution​
2.9 Control Agency on a quarterly basis.​
2.10 (b) A retailer must add a recycling assessment of $5 to the purchase price of each mattress​
2.11 and box spring sold by the retailer in the state and must remit the proceeds to the​
2.12 commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency on a quarterly basis.​
2.13 Subd. 3.Mattress recycling account.All proceeds remitted to the commissioner under​
2.14 subdivision 2 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a mattress recycling​
2.15 account in the special revenue fund. The amount deposited under this subdivision is annually​
2.16 appropriated to the commissioner to make grants under subdivision 4, and the commissioner​
2.17 may retain up to 2.5 percent of any grant award to pay for the costs of administering the​
2.18 grant.​
2.19 Subd. 4.Mattress recycling grants.The commissioner may use money appropriated​
2.20 from the mattress recycling account to make grants to local governments to expand and​
2.21 support mattress recycling programs in the state.​
2​Section 1.​
25-03828 as introduced​02/14/25 REVISOR CKM/DG​