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SB 830: Carryout Bags

GENERAL BILL by Bullard ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto

Carryout Bags; Creating statewide standards for reusable bags and recyclable paper bags for stores located within a county or municipality that adopts ordinances pursuant to this act; requiring affected stores to charge customers a fee for each recyclable paper bag provided; prohibiting affected stores from providing plastic carryout bags or other types of bags; authorizing local governments desiring to regulate the use of carryout bags to adopt ordinances pursuant to this act, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Commerce and Tourism (CM)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2014 Senate • Filed
2/6/2014 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism -SJ 66
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 66
3/21/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/26/14, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 04/10/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation