Legislation

Title: Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale
Sponsored by: Delegates Lierman, Barkley, Carr, Fennell, Fraser-Hidalgo, Frush, Gilchrist, Hettleman, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, Tarlau, M. Washington, and West
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; requiring a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of the Environment specified violations; etc.

Committees

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

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0186

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2017 Legislative Date 1/20/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2017 Legislative Date 1/25/2017 Action Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/20/2017	1/20/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale
House	1/25/2017	1/25/2017	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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