An Act authorizing the town of Concord to establish a fee for checkout bags
This bill authorizes the town of Concord to require a minimum fee of ten cents for checkout bags provided by retail businesses within its limits. It defines checkout bags as those given to customers at the point of sale, while explicitly excluding produce bags, pharmacy prescription bags, and protective clothing covers. The collected fees must be kept by the stores rather than the town, and the charge must be listed separately on receipts. The town manager is empowered to create specific rules and enforce compliance with this new fee structure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Apr 11, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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