AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 6, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 7, 2019
Committee
06/07/2019 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2019 Senate passed Sub A as amended
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended
legislature
Mar 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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