BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2250: Retail store carryout bags

Ensuring statewide consistency in the regulation of retail store carryout bags.

Summary

Authorizes retail store operators who provide plastic carryout bags to customers to establish, in lieu of a local ordinance banning or restricting carryout bags, an in-store recycling program for carryout bags. Provides that only a county may enact a local ordinance that bans, restricts, or otherwise regulates, taxes, or requires fees for the use of carryout bags in any geographic area located within a county.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2250), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to ensuring statewide consistency in the regulation of retail store carryout bags;

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

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

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