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IN HB1568
Bill
Status
1/17/2019
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Bauer
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AI Summary
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Prohibits restaurants from providing single-use plastic plates, utensils, straws, and cups (including plastic-lined cups) to customers after June 30, 2020
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Defines "restaurant" broadly to include concession stands, food trucks, takeout-only establishments, hospital cafeterias, and facilities operating only during annual events
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Defines "plastic" as petrochemical-derived materials resistant to microbial decomposition, specifically including polypropylene, polystyrene, expanded polystyrene foam, and polyethylene
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Violations constitute a Class C infraction for restaurant owners/operators who knowingly or intentionally provide prohibited items
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Effective date of July 1, 2019, with enforcement beginning July 1, 2020 (one-year compliance period)
Legislative Description
Ban on single use plastic items in restaurants. Defines "single use restaurant service article" as a plate, eating utensil, or straw made of plastic, or a glass or cup made of or lined with plastic. Provides that, after June 30, 2020, a person who: (1) owns or operates a restaurant; and (2) knowingly or intentionally provides to a person purchasing food or drink from the restaurant one or more single use restaurant service articles; commits a Class C infraction.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
1/17/2019