Bill Text: VA HB1498 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Plastic bags; use by retailers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote [HB1498 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-HB1498-Introduced.html
11101590D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1415.3 as follows: § 10.1-1415.3. Plastic carryout bags. No retailer, as defined in § 58.1-602, shall provide customers with plastic carryout bags at the point of sale unless such bags are (i) durable plastic bags with handles, (ii) at least 2.25 mils thick, and (iii) specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse. |