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SB 162: Disposable Plastic Bags

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer ; Clemens ; Stewart ; Campbell

Disposable Plastic Bags; Authorizing certain municipalities to establish pilot programs to regulate or ban disposable plastic bags, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  4. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2016 Senate • Filed
1/10/2017 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 48
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 48
3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/22/2017 Senate • Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 243
3/23/2017 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 243
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs