Relating to a prohibition on using polystyrene containers for prepared food; prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public. Provides exception if food vendor ensures that polystyrene container is used only on premises of food vendor and that polystyrene containers used on premises of food vendor are delivered to facility for recycling, processing or conversion into new product. Takes effect January 1, 2021.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Last action Jun 11, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2019
How they voted
34–25
Passed
Total votes 59
Apr 23, 2019
D
Democratic38
89% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Meek.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
P
SS
Sheri Schouten
DDemocratic
P
Susan McLain
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
Arnie Roblan
DDemocratic
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
Co
CR
Chuck Riley
DDemocratic
Co
ES
Elizabeth Steiner
DDemocratic
Co
Ginny Burdick
DDemocratic
Co
James Manning
DDemocratic
Co
KP
Karin Power
DDemocratic
Co
Laurie Monnes Anderson
DDemocratic
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