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House committee advances bill to share plastic bag tax revenue with towns
Summary
Delegate Marty Martinez—s bill to distribute existing 5¢ plastic bag tax revenue to towns using the sales tax allocation formula was reported out of committee after sponsor remarks and supportive public testimony; the roll vote was 13‑9.
Delegate Marty Martinez presented House Bill 1764 to the House Committee on County, Cities and Towns, saying the measure would direct distribution of an existing 5¢ plastic bag tax to towns using the same formula used for sales tax distributions.
Martinez said the authorizing statute — cited in committee as Section 58.1‑1735 — currently permits cities and counties to impose the 5¢ bag tax but does not include towns. "Towns are not included in this…
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