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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 5215

AN ACT PROMOTING REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 7, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To encourage the use of reusable bags in retail stores by imposing a five-cent fee on plastic and paper shopping bags, with the proceeds to be used by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

14 co-sponsors

Kim Fawcett, Denise W. Merrill, Thomas J. Kehoe, Bryan Hurlburt, Diana S. Urban, Barbara L. Lambert, Theresa W. Conroy, Steve Fontana, Beth Bye, Maryanne Hornish, Bruce V. Morris, Linda Schofield, Elissa T. Wright, Jack F. Hennessy

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Edward Meyer

    Its course

    January 20 to May 7, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action20 actions on 13 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to May 7 · stopped107 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 20 to Mar 1352 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 20 to Apr 277 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Apr 27

    1. Jan 20Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Jan 29Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 4Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    4. Mar 5Sent to Environment Committee
    5. Mar 13Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 20Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    7. Apr 27Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Jan 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 13Vote to DraftBoth houses
    4. Mar 4DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    5. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    6. Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 20REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    15. Apr 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    17. May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    18. May 7NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    19. May 7TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 7FILE NO.Both houses