Signed by Governor Doug Ducey

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits local governments from taxing certain "auxiliary containers".

Highlights:

• Prohibits a city, town, or county from establishing a tax or a fee on business owners or consumers for “auxiliary containers” (Secs. 2 & 4).
• Defines “auxiliary containers” as any container made out of cloth, wood, plastic, aluminum, glass, cardboard, or any such material used to transport merchandise to or from a business or a household (Secs. 2 & 4).
• Specifies that the provisions of this bill do not prohibit a local government from continuing a voluntary recycling and waste reduction program or from ensuring the proper disposal of auxiliary containers classified as solid waste (Secs. 2 & 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits local governments from taxing certain "auxiliary containers".

Highlights:

• Prohibits a city, town, or county from establishing a tax or a fee on business owners or consumers for “auxiliary containers” (Secs. 2 & 4).
• Defines “auxiliary containers” as any container made out of cloth, wood, plastic, aluminum, glass, cardboard, or any such material used to transport merchandise to or from a business or a household (Secs. 2 & 4).
• Specifies that the provisions of this bill do not prohibit a local government from continuing a voluntary recycling and waste reduction program or from ensuring the proper disposal of auxiliary containers classified as solid waste (Secs. 2 & 4).