SB 198

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 29, 2019
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Disposable plastic shopping bags; local option.

Abstract

Disposable plastic shopping bags; local option. Allows any locality by ordinance to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offer for sale 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 newspapers, and garbage bags that are sold in multiples. This bill was incorporated into SB 11.

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Jan 30, 2020

Senate

Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB11-Ebbin) (16-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2020

Senate

Rereferred from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 18, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DHCD (SB198)

Dec 29, 2019

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101662D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Local Government

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Impact statement from DHCD (SB198) HTML

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