VA SB26 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-30 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Plastic bag tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Imposes a five-cent per bag tax on plastic bags provided to customers by certain retailers in localities located wholly within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and directs revenues to be used to support the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan. The bill also allows every retailer that collects the tax to retain one cent of every five cents collected.

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Title

Plastic bags; tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-30SenateIncorporated by Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
2019-11-18SenateReferred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2019-11-18SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100599D

Same As/Similar To

SB11 (Similar To) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1023)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5813835(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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