Legislation

Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2022, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2022, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0223

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0209 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/08/2020 Legislative Date 9/08/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Plastic Bag Reduction Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2021 Legislative Date 1/11/2021 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {970013/1 Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2021 Legislative Date 2/28/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate McKay) Adopted Proceedings 19 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Floor Amendment {853724/1 (Delegate McKay) Rejected (36-90) Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 20 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Plastic Bag Reduction Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Lierman) Adopted Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (97-37) Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/23/2021 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/08/2020	9/08/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Plastic Bag Reduction Act
House	1/11/2021	1/11/2021	Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2021	3/03/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/04/2021	2/28/2021	Favorable with Amendments {970013/1 Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2021	2/28/2021	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate McKay) Adopted	19 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2021	3/01/2021	Floor Amendment {853724/1 (Delegate McKay) Rejected (36-90)	20 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2021	3/01/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	20 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Plastic Bag Reduction Act
House	3/10/2021	3/02/2021	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Lierman) Adopted	21 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2021	3/02/2021	Third Reading Passed (97-37)	21 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2021	2/23/2021	Referred Finance	24 Click to view Recorded Media

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