Amends applicability of law prohibiting sale and distribution of plastic and paper carryout bags to food banks and food pantries; appropriates $600,000. ***
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Signed Mar 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2022 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2022
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2022
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2022, c.6.
executive
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-16-1)
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (35-0) (Smith)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
7 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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