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Delegate Conway seeks itemized receipts for carryout-bag fees; retailers say state action is unnecessary
Summary
Delegate Conway presented House Bill 12 32 to require receipts that itemize bag charges and the tax breakdown. Retail representatives told the Economic Matters Committee that local jurisdictions that impose bag fees already require itemization and warned the bill could duplicate local penalties or create double enforcement.
Delegate Conway presented House Bill 12 32 to the Economic Matters Committee, saying that current receipts are not reliably showing the number of carryout bags sold or the portion of the charge that is taxed, which he said reduces tax revenue.
Conway told the committee the bill would require cashiers and…
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