Trade: containers; bottle deposit law; expand. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3c, 3e & 3f of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.571 et seq.); adds secs. 2b, 3g, 3h, & 5a; repeals sec. 2a of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.572a) & provides for a referendum.

SB 416 expands Michigan's bottle deposit law to require deposits on mixed wine and spirit drinks (such as wine coolers and low-alcohol mixed beverages) in addition to current covered beverages like soft drinks and beer. The bill amends the existing law by adding new definitions for these drinks and creating administrative provisions for handling deposits and unredeemed funds. It repeals an outdated section (2a) and includes a referendum process for the law. This change directly affects beverage manufacturers, retailers, and consumers who handle or return containers for these newly covered drinks.