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2024 SESSION

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HB 4 Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.

Introduced by: Marty Martinez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Provides that any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax shall receive a distribution of revenues collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula for appropriations to towns. The bill requires that towns use such revenues for the same purposes allowable for a county or city.

FULL TEXT

• 11/27/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100184D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 11/27/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100184D
• 11/27/23  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/16/24  House: Referred from Labor and Commerce by voice vote
• 01/16/24  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/23/24  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/02/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/02/24  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Read first time
• 02/07/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/24  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 45-N)
• 02/08/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
• 02/27/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/24  Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
• 03/05/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)
• 03/05/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/05/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto