Plastic bag tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. (SB925)

Introduced By

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Plastic bag tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Imposes a five-cent per bag tax on plastic bags provided to customers by certain retailers in localities located wholly within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and directs revenues to be used to support the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan. The bill also allows every retailer that collects the tax to retain one cent of the five-cent tax. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/27/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101879D
12/27/2016Referred to Committee on Finance
01/15/2017Impact statement from TAX (SB925)
01/18/2017Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)