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HB 212 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION.

Summary
This Act provides a phased in approach to further the reduction of single-use plastic bags. This Act increases the minimum thickness for a plastic bag to qualify as a reusable bag from 2.25 mils to 10 mils effective January 1, 2022 and makes the restrictions applicable to stores regardless of size effective July 1, 2022. This Act also makes corrections to existing law to make it conform to the standards of the Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Jun 3, 2021 Signed Sep 30, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 23, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Sep 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 Unfavorable
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 NOT VOTING
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 212 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 212 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 212 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 212 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
8 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17