LCO No. 2786 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6256 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2786 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING SINGLE-USE, PLASTIC BAGS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use and 1 distribution of single-use, plastic bags while requiring a fifteen-cent fee 2 on paper and reusable bags. Additionally, such prohibition shall take 3 place over a three-year period. 4 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of single-use, plastic bags.