| Synopsis: | Requiring specified stores to charge and collect a 5-cent fee for each disposable carryout bag the store provides to a customer; authorizing specified stores to retain a specified amount of the fee; requiring the operator of specified stores to remit a specified amount of money to the Comptroller; and requiring the Comptroller to distribute specified amounts of money to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and eligible counties under specified circumstances. |
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| Analysis: | Fiscal and Policy Note |
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| All Sponsors: | Delegates M. Washington, Summers, Arora, Barnes, Bobo, Carr, Cullison, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hucker, Ivey, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stukes, Valderrama, A. Washington, and Zucker |
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| Additional Facts: | Cross-filed with: SB0576
Introduced in a prior session as: HB1247 Session: 2012 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): January 1, 2014 |
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| Committee(s): | |
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| Broad Subject(s): | Business Regulation and Occupations
Natural Resources - Generally
Environment
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| Narrow Subject(s): | Advertising
Chesapeake Bay
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc.
Comptroller
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Disclosure
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates
Grants
Human Resources, Department of
Labeling
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Recycling
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations
Sales and Use Tax
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| Statutes: | Article - Business Regulation
(19-104) Article - Natural Resources
(1-704) |
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