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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1154: Disposable shopping bags

Prohibiting local governments from imposing fees, taxes, or other charges on the transfer of disposable shopping bags.

Summary

  • Prohibits a local government from imposing monetary charges on the transfer of disposable shopping bags. Provides that the act is to be curative, remedial, and retrospectively applicable to January 1, 2008.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dean Takko (D-19)
Introduced
January 14, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing fees, taxes, or other charges on the transfer of disposable shopping bags;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dean Takko (D-19)

7 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Kevin Van De Wege D-24Brian Blake D-19Lynn Kessler D-24Mike Sells D-38Ed Orcutt R-18Jaime Herrera R-18Bill Hinkle R-13

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 1154 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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