(a) Commencing 90 days after the date the department approves the budget pursuant to Section 42988.1, each manufacturer, renovator, retailer, or distributor that sells a mattress to a consumer or to the ultimate end user of the mattress in the state shall add the charge to the purchase price of the mattress. The charge shall be clearly visible on the invoice, receipt, or functionally equivalent document by the seller to the consumer as a separate line item.

(b) The charges collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be remitted to the mattress recycling organization in accordance with procedures established by the mattress recycling organization.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 673, Sec. 11. (AB 187) Effective January 1, 2020.)