Disposable plastic bags; local tax.
Summary
Local disposable plastic bag tax. Authorizes any county or city, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2021, to impose a tax of five cents per bag on disposable plastic bags provided to consumers by certain retailers, with certain bags being exempt from the tax. The bill allows every retailer that collects the tax to retain a portion of the five-cent tax and provides that the revenue accruing to the county or city shall be used for certain purposes including environmental cleanup and the provision of reusable bags. The measure authorizes the Tax Commissioner to administer the tax. This bill incorporates SB 26 and SB 198 and is identical to HB 534.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1023 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House insisted on substitute with amendments
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute with amendments (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB11H1
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Watts agreed to
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108637D-H1
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100728D
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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