Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a local government from restricting the use of plastic bags and other containers.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a local government from adopting an ordinance regulating, prohibiting, restricting, or establishing a tax on bags, cups, bottles, or other packaging that meet the following criteria (Secs. 1 & 2):
• The container is made of substances including, but not limited to, plastic, paper, and cloth; and
• The container is designed to transport or protect merchandise, food, or beverages.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill do not affect recycling programs or littering ordinances (Sec. 3). 

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