Senate Bill 895 aims to establish funding for a battery collection and recycling program by creating a new statute, 20.370 (4) (ht), which mandates that all moneys received by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from battery stewardship organizations be appropriated for this purpose. This funding will come from the environmental fund and is contingent upon the enactment of a separate bill that outlines the requirements for battery stewardship. If that bill is not passed during the 2025-26 legislative session, this bill will become void.

Additionally, the bill includes a provision stating that if neither Assembly Bill 713 nor Senate Bill 702 is enacted in the same legislative session, the entire act will be rendered void. This creates a direct link between the success of this bill and the passage of the related legislation, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive battery stewardship measures in Wisconsin.