An Act to (1) establish a solid waste management council, (2) to require the Department to increase certain types of data collection; (3) to impose a surcharge on waste disposal; (4) to require municipalities to institute pay as you throw programs if they are generating too much waste for disposal per capita; (5) to require that all waste be disposed of in clear plastic bags; (6) to increase recycling to include mattresses, textiles and additional commercial organic material; and (7) to require secondary markets to report contamination
Summary
By Representatives Vincent of Revere and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2944) of RoseLee Vincent, Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a solid waste council and to institute programs to reduce solid waste. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Apr 17, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Rules
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee recommended ought NOT to pass (under Joint
Rule 10)
lower
Mar 9, 2018
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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