Indiana House Bill 1521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-20 - First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
Pending: House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that a retail merchant who furnishes disposable carryout bags to a customer for carrying merchandise purchased in a retail transaction shall collect a fee of ten cents for each disposable carryout bag accepted by the customer. Provides that a retail merchant who furnishes disposable carryout bags to customers for use in carrying merchandise purchased in a retail transaction shall also offer reusable carryout bags for sale to customers. Appropriates 25% of the fees for disposable carryout bags collected by retail merchants to the Indiana economic development corporation for the green industries fund. Appropriates 75% of the fees for disposable carryout bags collected by retail merchants to the department of education for supplemental distributions to school corporations, including charter schools, for use by school corporations for any lawful purpose.

Fee for disposable carryout bags.

Rep. Rochelle VanDenburgh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-20		First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
2011-01-20		Authored by Representative VanDenburgh

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1521
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1521.1.html