LCO No. 3183 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6649 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3183 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. LOPES, 24 th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS AND STRAWS. 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 and straws. 2 Statement of Purpose: To help alleviate the environmental impact of plastic bags and straws.