HB 1194 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2277
08/06
HOUSE BILL 1194
AN ACT establishing a surcharge for certain single use plastics.
SPONSORS: Rep. Balch, Hills. 38; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1; Rep. Vann, Hills. 24
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a surcharge for the use of certain single use plastics.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2277
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT establishing a surcharge for certain single use plastics.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Single-Use Plastic User Surcharge. Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 60 the following new subdivision:
Single-Use Plastic User Surcharge
149-M:61 Definitions. In this subdivision:
I. "Single-use plastics" means a single-use, disposable object made predominantly of plastic derived from either petroleum or a biologically based polymer, used to transfer a beverage from a container to the mouth of a person drinking the beverage.
II. "Merchant" means any business that offers items for sale at retail.
149-M:62 Single-Use Plastic Use Surcharge. In order to encourage the use of reusable cups and bags instead of single-use plastic cups and bags, a merchant may charge $0.05 per single-use plastic cup and single-use plastic bag. The merchant shall keep the collected surcharge. Single-use plastic bags that are used for bulk items, to prevent the leaking of food items, and packages of multiple bags or beverage containers shall be exempt from the surcharge.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect one year after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 5
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 18-0; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 10 P. 4
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:30 am LOB 302
Feb. 21, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2020 10:00 am LOB 302
Feb. 4, 2020: Executive Session: 02/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 302
Jan. 31, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/31/2020 09:30 am LOB 302
Jan. 23, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/23/2020 09:30 am LOB 302
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 13