Plastic bags; imposed tax of $0.20 on plastic bags used by purchasers. (HB2341)
Introduced By
Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Plastic bag tax. Imposes a tax of $0.20 on plastic bags used by purchasers to carry tangible personal property from the place of purchase. Durable, reusable plastic bags and bags used for ice cream, meat, fish, poultry, leftover restaurant food, newspapers, dry cleaning, and prescription drugs are exempt from the tax. Retailers are allowed to retain $0.05 of the $0.20 tax or $0.07 if the retailer has a customer bag credit program. Failure to collect and remit the tax will result in fines of $250, $500, and $1,000 for the first, second, and third and subsequent offenses, respectively. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2011 | Committee |
01/12/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102181D |
01/12/2011 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
01/19/2011 | Assigned Finance sub: #1 |
01/25/2011 | Impact statement from TAX (HB2341) |
01/26/2011 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2047-Ebbin) |
02/08/2011 | Left in Finance |