VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Distribution of disposable plastic shopping bags prohibited; local option. Allows any locality by ordinance to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offer of disposable plastic shopping bags to consumers. The bill exempts from any such prohibition reusable bags of a certain thickness; bags that are used to carry certain products, such as ice cream or meat; and garbage bags that are sold in multiples.
Title
Disposable plastic shopping bags; local option to prohibit distribution.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-01-18 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2016-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2016-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101743D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB288 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB288+hil |
