The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 57, seeks to amend current law by exempting certain beverage containers from the deposit and redemption requirements outlined in the bottle bill. Specifically, the bill introduces new legal language that states that beverage containers containing products manufactured by local orchards will not be subject to these requirements.

This change aims to support local orchards by reducing regulatory burdens associated with the bottle bill, thereby encouraging the sale and consumption of locally produced beverages. The bill does not specify any deletions from existing law, focusing solely on the insertion of the exemption for orchard product beverage containers.