AN ACT CONCERNING BRING YOUR OWN BAG ACT OF 2023 for the purpose of defining certain terms; prohibiting, on and after a certain date, a retail establishment from distributing certain plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing for education and outreach; establishing a certain maximum civil penalty for a violation of this Act; establishing that the distribution of a certain number of plastic carryout bags at a single point of sale constitutes a single violation; prohibiting the imposition of a penalty under this Act unless certain conditions are met; providing for the enforcement of this Act; providing for a certain waiver; providing for a certain report; providing for conditions for certain citations; permitting the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations; providing for the applicability of the Act; and generally relating to one-time use plastic carryout bags.

Committee

Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee

Requested by

Wanika Fisher

Introduced

February 2, 2023

On agenda

March 21, 2023

Passed

November 30, 2023