Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Nov 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · General Assembly Sep 24, 2020
How they voted
22–13
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Nov 4, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.117.
executive
Sep 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-13)
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (47-24-7)
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-14)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (22-2) (Smith)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
5 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
P
Jim Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
John McKeon
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
NJ
Nancy J. Pinkin
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
Co
JC
Jamel C. Holley
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
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