Bill Text: VA HB521 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

Prefiled

Bill Title: Plastic bags; bans use by retailers at point of sale unless designed and manufactured for reuse.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB521 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-HB521-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 521 Offered January 13, 2010 Prefiled January 12, 2010 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1415.3, relating to plastic bags. ---------- Patron-- Morrissey ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

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.