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2015 SESSION

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SB 880 Disposable plastic shopping bags; prohibits retailers from providing, local option.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Prohibit retailers from providing disposable plastic shopping bags; local option. Allows any locality by ordinance to prohibit retailers from providing disposable plastic bags to consumers. The bill exempts from any such prohibition reusable bags of a certain thickness and garbage bags that are sold in multiples.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100695D  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/07/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100695D
• 01/07/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/03/15  Senate: Committee amendments
• 02/03/15  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (5-Y 8-N)