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Yesterday The Iowa House passed Senate File 2378 with bipartisan support. The vote was 70-16. You and I know this under its other name... The Bottle Bill!
“The handling fee is increased in our bill up to what the Senate had wanted at 3 cents,” said State Representative Brian Lohse (R) from Bondurant. “We thought that was the better way to go to get back involved in redemption centers; also it encourages retailers if they so choose to continue taking cans and bottles by giving them the 3 cent handling fee as well.”
The Bill is different to the one the Senate passed and so now they will have to figure out those differences and come up with something they all agree on. If that gets done, the Bill goes to the Governor's desk.
This seems like the best chance in a long time to get this done. What do you think?
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