AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Prohibits large retail establishments from providing plastic checkout bags/all retail establishments providing polystyrene food containers with enforcement by municipalities with opt out election effective January 1, 2021.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2018
Last action Mar 29, 2018
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/12/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/15/2018)
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
03/08/2018 Committee transferred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced
02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
JA
J. Aaron Regunberg
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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