Legislation

Prohibiting a store from distributing plastic disposable carryout bags free of charge to a customer at the point of sale; requiring a store to charge and collect a 10-cent fee for each paper disposable carryout bag the store provides; authorizing the store to pay a customer a credit of at least 5 cents for each bag provided by the customer; requiring a store to remit to the Comptroller the money retained by the store for specified purposes; establishing a maximum penalty of $100 for a violation of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0057

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0551 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 10/09/2015 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 1/13/2016 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2016 Legislative Date 1/29/2016 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2016 Legislative Date 3/28/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	12/16/2015	10/09/2015	Pre-filed
House	12/16/2015	1/13/2016	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
House	1/29/2016	1/29/2016	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
House	3/25/2016	3/28/2016	Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
12/17/2015	Text - First - Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016
3/28/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters
3/28/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation

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Subjects

Statutes