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HI SB1363
Bill
Status
3/8/2011
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Requires all Hawaii businesses to charge a 10-cent fee (not subject to General Excise Tax) for each single-use checkout bag provided to customers.
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Allows businesses to retain 20 percent of collected fees as revenue subject to income taxes for one year after implementation, then this right expires.
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Exempts customers participating in federally-approved nutrition assistance programs (SNAP, WIC) from paying the bag fee.
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Directs initial unspecified amount of collected fees to a special account administered by the Department of Health to cover program expenses and administration.
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Sets effective date of July 1, 2030, and preempts county ordinances regulating single-use checkout bags except those in effect prior to this bill's enactment.
Legislative Description
Environmental Protection; Plastic Checkout Bags; Fee
Last Action
(H) Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 747).
4/13/2012