MD HB31 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-28 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a store from distributing plastic disposable carryout bags free of charge to a customer at the point of sale; requiring a store to charge and collect a 10-cent fee for each paper disposable carryout bag the store provides; authorizing the store to pay a customer a credit of at least 5 cents for each bag provided by the customer; requiring a store to remit to the Comptroller the money retained by the store for specified purposes; establishing a maximum penalty of $100 for a violation of the Act; etc.

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Title

Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-28HouseUnfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2016-02-10HouseHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
2016-01-13HouseFirst Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
2015-10-09HousePre-filed

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