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H3503 • 2025

An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

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Sponsor
James K. Hawkins
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3503) of James K.
  • Hawkins relative to the inclusion of miniature beverage containers in the bottle law, so-called.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

  2. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  4. 2025-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3503) of James K. Hawkins relative to the inclusion of miniature beverage containers in the bottle law, so-called. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3503

SECTION 1. Section 321 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definitions of “Beverage” and “Beverage container” and inserting in place thereof the following two definitions:-

“Beverage”, soda water or similar carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, alcoholic beverages sold in a miniature, and beer and other malt beverages, but shall not include alcoholic beverages other than beer and malt beverages as defined in chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, dairy products, natural fruit juices or wine.

“Beverage container”, any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which is primarily composed of glass, metal, plastic or any combination of those materials and is produced for the purpose of containing a beverage, including a miniature. This definition shall not include containers made of biodegradable material.

SECTION 2. Said section 321 of said chapter 94 is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Label” the following definition:-

“Miniature”, any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which is primarily composed of glass, metal, plastic, or any combination of those materials that has a capacity of not more than 100 milliliters and is produced for the purpose of containing an alcoholic beverage.

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