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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 6313

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC AND PAPER BAGS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee on March 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a tax for single-use carry out plastic and paper bags, use funds from such tax for environmental purposes and encourage consumers to use reusable bags.

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

4 co-sponsors

Ezequiel Santiago, Emmett D. Riley, Josh Elliott, Kim Rose

Its course

January 23 to March 28, 2017, 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 action13 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Mar 28 · stopped64 days

Environment CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 137 days

Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 28 to Mar 28 · stopped0 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 23 – Mar 28

  1. Jan 23Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
  2. Feb 15Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
  3. Feb 16Sent to Environment Committee
  4. Feb 17Heard in Environment Committee
  5. Mar 1Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
  6. Mar 28Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Jan 27Vote to DraftBoth houses
  3. Feb 15DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  4. Feb 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  5. Feb 17PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  6. Mar 1Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  7. Mar 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  8. Mar 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  9. Mar 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  10. Mar 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 13FILE NO.Both houses
  13. Mar 28REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives