AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw unless requested by the consumer.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2019
Last action Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
30–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 2019
D
Democratic30
86% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
legislature
Mar 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
01/31/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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