First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0374.01 Jennifer Berman x3286
HOUSE BILL 25-1051
House Committees Senate Committees
Energy & Environment
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT THAT RETAIL101
ESTABLISHMENTS CHARGE A FEE FOR PROVIDING RECYCLED102
PAPER CARRYOUT BAGS .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Under current law, retail establishments are prohibited from
providing plastic carryout bags at the point of sale, but may provide
recycled paper carryout bags for a fee of at least 10 cents per bag. The bill
repeals the requirement that retail establishments charge a fee for
providing recycled paper carryout bags.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Pugliese and Gonzalez R., Barron, Brooks, Caldwell, Hartsook, Johnson, Woog
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Pelton B.,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-17-503, repeal (8)2
as follows:3
25-17-503. Definitions - rules. As used in this part 5, unless the4
context otherwise requires:5
(8) "Recycled paper carryout bag" means a carryout bag made6
from one hundred percent:7
(a) Recycled material; or8
(b) Other post-consumer content.9
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-17-504, amend10
(1) introductory portion as follows:11
25-17-504. Restrictions on use of single-use plastic carryout12
bag - inventory exception. (1) Subject to section 25-17-505 (1), on and13
after January 1, 2024, A store or retail food establishment shall not14
provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer; except that a retail15
food establishment need not comply with this section if the retail food16
establishment:17
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 25-17-505.18
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act19
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the20
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except21
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V22
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this23
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take24
HB25-1051-2- effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in1
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the2
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.3
HB25-1051
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