VA SB720 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-09 - Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (6-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Local environmental cleanup programs. Allows localities to establish a voluntary environmental cleanup program to provide recognition to retailers that establish practices such as credit to consumers who use reusable bags or the recycling of plastic bags. The bill allows for imposition of a fee on retailers that do not participate in the program and allows the locality to use collected fees for environmental cleanup.

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Title

Environmental cleanup programs; localities may by ordinance establish.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (6-Y 6-N) (Y: 6 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-09SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Local Government (6-Y 6-N)
2016-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed to Web only 16105087D-S1
2016-01-22SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2016-01-22SenatePresented and ordered printed 16104267D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152939.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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