Disposable plastic bags; local tax. (SB11)
Introduced By
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
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
Local disposable plastic bag tax. Authorizes any county or city, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2021, to impose a tax of five cents per bag on disposable plastic bags provided to consumers by certain retailers, with certain bags being exempt from the tax. The bill allows every retailer that collects the tax to retain a portion of the five-cent tax and provides that the revenue accruing to the county or city shall be used for certain purposes including environmental cleanup and the provision of reusable bags. The measure authorizes the Tax Commissioner to administer the tax. This bill incorporates SB 26 and SB 198 and is identical to HB 534. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/18/2019 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 11/18/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100728D |
| 11/18/2019 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| 01/08/2020 | Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name |
| 01/16/2020 | Impact statement from TAX (SB11) |
| 02/10/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Incorporates SB26 (Petersen) |
| 02/10/2020 | Incorporates SB198 (Locke) |
| 02/10/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20107539D-S1 |
| 02/11/2020 | Committee substitute rejected (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Floor substitute printed 20108122D-S2 (Newman) |
| 02/11/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/11/2020 | Committee substitute rejected 20108122D-S1 (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Chair votes No |
| 02/11/2020 | Substitute by Senator Newman agreed to 20108122D-S2 |
| 02/11/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB11S2 |
| 02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 02/14/2020 | Impact statement from TAX (SB11S2) |
| 02/19/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/19/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108637D-H1 |
| 02/19/2020 | Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/24/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/25/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108637D-H1 |
| 02/25/2020 | Amendments by Delegate Watts agreed to |
| 02/25/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB11H1 |
| 02/25/2020 | Passed House with substitute with amendments (52-Y 46-N) |
| 02/25/2020 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | House substitute with amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | House insisted on substitute with amendments |
| 02/26/2020 | House requested conference committee |
| 02/26/2020 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/27/2020 | Senators: Ebbin, McClellan, Vogel |
| 02/27/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/27/2020 | Delegates: Carr, Lopez, Ware |
| 03/05/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 03/05/2020 | Conference substitute printed 20109452D-S3 |
| 03/05/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 46-N) |
| 03/05/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/18/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/18/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB11ER) |
| 03/18/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/19/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/20/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
| 03/20/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 03/24/2020 | Impact statement from TAX (SB11ER) |
| 04/10/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1023 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/10/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1023) |
Comments
This isn't the way to discourage plastic bag use. It's the choice of the grocer or retailer mostly to not offer an alternative. Why is that a consumer issue?
As if we don't have enough taxes! Pleeeze defend us from this unnecessary impost. The vast majority of customers in my observation are already providing their grocers and other stores with reusable containers. Restaurants of all sizes and shapes will have to comply, at increased expense. This tax will provide localities with minimal revenue. Furthermore, it is designed to undermine the principle that taxing authority resides with the state legislature. Sen Marsden, Del Watts, pls vote against it. Thank you.