HB86
Mattress Stewardship Program; established, report, civil penalties.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
Chief Patron:
Amy Laufer (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Mattress Stewardship Program established; report; civil penalties.
Establishes the Mattress Stewardship Program that allows certain industry associations to administer the Program as a mattress recycling organization with the approval and certification from the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill requires certain producers, retailers, and renovators of mattresses to register with a certified mattress recycling organization and requires ... (More) a producer to identify each mattress brand it sells or offers for sale in the Commonwealth on or before June 1, 2027. Prior to the Program going into effect, the bill requires a mattress recycling organization to submit a plan with certain criteria relating to the collection and recycling of mattresses and the implementation of the Program. The bill establishes annual reporting requirements for the mattress recycling organization. Finally, the bill establishes the powers and duties of the Department as they relate to the bill and civil penalties for violations of the Program by the producers, the retailers, or the mattress recycling organization. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/01/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102360D
- 01/01/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
