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2013 SESSION

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SB 970 Paper and plastic bags; imposes fee of $0.05 on those used by purchasers to carry tangible property.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Paper and plastic bag fee. Imposes a fee of $0.05 on paper and plastic bags used by purchasers to carry tangible personal property from the place of purchase. Durable, reusable plastic bags and bags used for ice cream, meat, fish, poultry, leftover restaurant food, newspapers, dry cleaning, and prescription drugs are exempt from the fee. Retailers are allowed to retain $0.01 of the $0.05 fee or $0.02 if the retailer has a customer bag credit program. The revenues raised by the fee will be deposited in the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund. Failure to collect and remit the fee is punishable by fines of $250, $500, and $1,000 for the first, second, and third or subsequent offenses, respectively.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101745D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/16/13  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 13104101D-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101745D
• 01/08/13  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/16/13  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 13104101D-S1
• 01/16/13  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (5-Y 9-N)