Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly on September 24, 2020. The 2020–2021 session has ended.
2020–2021 Session
Assembly Bill 1978
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 14
James J. Kennedy, John F. McKeon
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 14
19 co-sponsors
Herb Conaway Jr., Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Clinton Calabrese, Mila M. Jasey, Linda S. Carter, Joann Downey, Ralph R. Caputo, Jamel C. Holley, Eric Houghtaling, Raj Mukherji, Joe Danielsen, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Andrew Zwicker, Angela V. McKnight, Annette Chaparro, Yvonne Lopez, Lisa Swain, Britnee N. Timberlake, Chris Tully, Angelica M. Jimenez (withdrew Sep 21)
Its course
January 14 to September 24, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action6 actions on 5 days
In the General AssemblyJan 14 to Sep 24 · stopped254 days
Environment and Solid WasteJan 14 to Sep 14 · moved on244 days
AppropriationsSep 14 to Sep 173 days
BudgetSep 21 to Sep 210 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 21
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jan 14 – Sep 24
- Jan 14Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Environment and Solid Waste
- Sep 14Sent to Appropriations
- Sep 17Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sep 21Sent to Budget
- Budget recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sep 24Carried on in S864