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HB481: relative to the use of small capacity, light weight plastic bags by retailers.

Citation
2017 HB481
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Municipal and County Government
Hearing
02/01/2017 at 10:40 AM
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Current official bill text

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Local government

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HB 481 - AS INTRODUCED

2017 SESSION

17-0254

06/01

HOUSE BILL 481

AN ACT relative to the use of small capacity, light weight plastic bags by retailers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bartlett, Merr. 19; Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Shepardson, Ches. 10; Rep. W. Pearson, Ches. 16; Rep. Porter, Hills. 1; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1; Rep. Spang, Straf. 6; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill permits towns to adopt bylaws to regulate the distribution of certain plastic bags.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0254

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the use of small capacity, light weight plastic bags by retailers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subparagraphs; Powers and Duties of Towns; Power to Make Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, I by inserting after subparagraph (p) the following new subparagraphs:

(q) Prohibiting the distribution of disposable plastic shopping bags to consumers.

(r) Requiring retailers to collect a charge from customers for disposable plastic shopping bags.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.