Disposable plastic shopping bags; local option.
Summary
Disposable plastic shopping bags; local option. Allows any locality by ordinance to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offer for sale of disposable plastic shopping bags to consumers. The bill exempts from any such prohibition reusable bags of a certain thickness, bags that are used to carry certain products, such as ice cream or newspapers, and garbage bags that are sold in multiples. This bill was incorporated into SB 11.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2019
Last action Jan 30, 2020
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Total actions
6
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0
Committee
3
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Dec 29, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101662D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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