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FL S0306

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dwight Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes coastal municipalities with populations under 100,000 to establish pilot programs to regulate or ban disposable plastic bags, effective no earlier than January 1, 2017 and expiring no later than June 30, 2019.
  • Prohibits pilot program ordinances from including new taxes or fees on the use or distribution of disposable plastic bags.
  • Requires participating municipalities to collect data on the impact of their regulations or bans and submit reports to their governing body at a public hearing by April 1, 2019, with a copy provided to the Department of Environmental Protection.
  • Defines "coastal community" as a municipality that abuts or borders the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, or a bay.

Legislative Description

Disposable Plastic Bags

Last Action

Died in Community Affairs

3/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs1/20/2016
Environmental Preservation and Conservation10/6/2015

Full Bill Text

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