Legislation

Title: Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19
Sponsored by: Howard County Delegation
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 725
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing Howard County to impose, by law, a fee on certain retail establishments for the use of disposable bags as part of a retail sale of products; limiting the amount of the fee to not more than 5 cents for each disposable bag used; defining "disposable bag" as a plastic bag provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale; requiring the county to use certain revenue only for a certain environmental purpose or the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the fee; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2019 Legislative Date 2/26/2019 Action Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 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 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19 Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (99-38) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/16/2019 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2019 Legislative Date 3/19/2019 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 4/03/2019 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/28/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/28/2019 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2019 Legislative Date 3/29/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (35-10) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/25/2019 Legislative Date 5/25/2019 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 725 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
			Text - First - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19
House	2/26/2019	2/26/2019	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 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	3/16/2019	3/16/2019	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19
House	3/18/2019	3/14/2019	Third Reading Passed (99-38)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/16/2019	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2019	3/19/2019	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2019	4/03/2019	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/03/2019	3/28/2019	Favorable Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2019	3/28/2019	Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2019	3/29/2019	Third Reading Passed (35-10)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2019	3/26/2019	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/25/2019	5/25/2019	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 725
			Text - Chapter - Howard County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags Ho. Co. 04-19

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