LCO No. 864 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 281 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 864 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING PLANT -BASED, BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE BAGS FROM THE PLASTIC BAG FEE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exempt plant-based, 1 biodegradable and compostable bags from the plastic bags fee. 2 Statement of Purpose: To exempt certain biodegradable and compostable bags from the plastic bags fee.