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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 177

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Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.

Beverage County Food Municipality Ordinance Retail establishment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law limits the authority of a political subdivision to regulate auxiliary

containers. “Auxiliary container" is defined as “a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other

packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper,

plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled

material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or

multi-layer substrates; and that is designed for transporting or protecting

merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility." Specifically,

with certain exceptions, a political subdivision may not 1) enact or enforce an

ordinance regulating the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers; 2) prohibit

or restrict auxiliary containers; or 3) impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on auxiliary

containers. This bill eliminates these restrictions on the authority of a political

subdivision to regulate auxiliary containers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Fields (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Hebl (D) , Kolste (D) , Milroy (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Vining (D) , Zamarripa (D)

9 cosponsors

Brostoff (D) , Carpenter (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, C. Taylor, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Gruszynski, Hebl, Kolste, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Vining and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Carpenter, Larson, Ringhand, Risser, Smith and L. Taylor

  2. Apr 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Jul 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1