Reducing pollution from plastic bags by establishing minimum state standards for the use of bags at retail establishments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2020 · House Mar 7, 2020
How they voted
30–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Mar 9, 2020
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
63
Key actions
28
Committee
29
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Appropriations.
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Finance.
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
lower
Apr 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
FIN - Majority; do pass.
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Finance.
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 03:30 PM
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
ENVI - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment, Energy & Technology.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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