Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Environment Committee on March 6, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 5019
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FIVE-CENT TAX ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC AND PAPER BAGS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To encourage consumer use of reusable bags.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 9 to March 6, 2019, 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 action5 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Mar 6 · stopped56 days
Environment CommitteeJan 9 to Mar 6 · stopped56 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 9 – Mar 6
- Jan 9Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 4Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
- Mar 5Sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Environment Committee
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 25Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 4DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses