Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
Summary
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Providesthat any town located within a county that has imposed a disposableplastic bag tax shall receive a distribution of revenues collectedby the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula forappropriations to towns. The bill requires that towns use such revenuesfor the same purposes allowable for a county or city.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Nov 27, 2023
Vetoed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred from Labor and Commerce
lower
Nov 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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