Reducing environmental impacts associated with bags provided to customers at retail establishments.

Added a new definition for 'restaurant' and renumbered the list of excluded items to include specific handleless bags for bulk, damp, and prepared foods.

Changed the required recycled content for compliant paper bags from 40% postconsumer material to a combination of 40% postconsumer material and 40% nonwood renewable fiber.

Updated the thickness requirement for reusable paper bags to 2.25 mils until 2027, then 4 mils, and removed the requirement to print the mil thickness on the bag exterior.

Reduced the pass-through charge for compliant paper bags from 20 cents to 8 cents until December 31, 2025, and set the charge for reusable film plastic bags at 12 cents starting January 1, 2026.

Added a 4-cent penalty for reusable film plastic bags with a thickness of 4 mils or greater until December 31, 2027.

Clarified that food banks and other food assistance programs are not considered retail establishments under the bag ban.

Removed penalties for manufacturers and distributors of non-compliant bags, leaving only penalties for retail establishments.

Adjusted the effective date for the ban on single-use plastic carryout bags to January 1, 2021, and updated the timeline for reusable film plastic bag thickness requirements.