Michigan packaging and PFAS bills

What it would do: Creates a corporate income tax credit of $0.005 per returnable beverage container sold for distributors who originate deposits, beginning in tax year 2026, with annual adjustments for inflation starting in 2027, and allows excess credits to be refunded.

What it would do: Amends the bottle deposit law to define 'designated hours of operation' for dealers to refund bottle deposits as either 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., or if a dealer doesn't normally operate during those hours, any time between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. when the dealer is normally open.

What it would do: Amends Michigan's beverage container deposit law to require manufacturers to use machine-readable designated containers for certain beverages, mandate dealers provide counter redemption when reverse vending machines malfunction, and require dealers post consumer rights signage at redemption areas.

What it would do: Beginning January 1, 2028, requires the Michigan attorney general to provide annual written notice to every dealer explaining their container redemption obligations under the beverage container deposit law, including detailed responsibilities and consumer protection division contact information.

What it would do: Beginning January 1, 2027, prohibits manufacturing for sale apparel, carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture containing intentionally added PFAS. Establishes criminal penalties and private civil remedies for violations.

What it would do: Creates a PFAS grant program for farmers whose agricultural land, products, or water are contaminated by PFAS, providing assistance for medical costs, land transactions, remediation, income replacement, and monitoring. Establishes a PFAS impact fund financed by increased fines on corporations with over $5,000,000 annual revenue that violate environmental laws.

What it would do: Requires the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to notify private well owners and nearby property owners within 1 mile when PFAS is detected above EPA or state limits, provide water safety advice and free NSF-certified filters, and maintain a voluntary registry for testing notifications.

What it would do: Requires persons that prepare biosolids and use sewage sludge or sewage sludge derivatives for land application to test for PFAS using EPA-approved methods before application and submit results to the department, and to notify landowners and farmers of PFAS concentrations present.

What it would do: Establishes the Michigan PFAS action response team composed of directors from seven state departments to coordinate identification, mitigation, and response to PFAS contamination, including site assessment, public health protocols, outreach, and recommendations for legal and structural changes.

What it would do: Creates the citizen's advisory working group within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, composed of residents of communities with PFAS contamination sites, to advise MPART on community outreach, provide input on PFAS contamination, review strategies, and recommend public health awareness improvements.

What it would do: Prohibits manufacturing, selling, or distributing products containing intentionally added PFAS in Michigan beginning January 1, 2028, unless manufacturers notify the department; requires labeling with "Made with PFAS chemicals" beginning January 1, 2029; establishes civil fines up to $10,000 per day of violation.

What it would do: Expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to include noncarbonated beverages, hard cider, and mixed wine/spirit drinks, and creates multiple funds for enforcement, environmental cleanup, water security, and system improvements financed by unredeemed deposits.

What it would do: Adds Part 57A to the Public Health Code establishing definitions and framework for a PFAS pilot program to screen individuals under age 11 who resided in specific Michigan counties and were exposed to PFAS through well water or public water supplies exceeding screening levels.

What it would do: Establishes a grant program for one research institution to conduct a pilot program assessing PFAS blood levels and effects on qualified study participants, with reporting requirements and creates the PFAS pilot program fund to support the program.