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Committee adopts A4 amendment and advances SB 551 A to floor, narrowing scope to single-use plastic bags
Summary
The House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment adopted the A4 amendment to Senate Bill 551 A and moved the amended bill to the House floor on May 15, narrowing the prohibition to single-use plastic bags while removing other proposed restrictions.
The House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment adopted an amendment and moved Senate Bill 551 A as amended to the House floor on May 15.
Committee staff summarized the bill as prohibiting retailers and restaurants from providing reusable plastic or fabric checkout bags to customers, prohibiting food and beverage providers in convenience stores from offering single-use plastic utensils or condiment packaging unless requested, and prohibiting…
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