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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb1067* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 1067 |
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| 8 | 8 | | L2, L3 5lr3319 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Conaway |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 15 | 15 | | |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Local Government – Fee for Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags – Prohibition on 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Charge 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain retailers that are authorized or required by a local 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | law to charge a fee to a customer for a plastic or paper carryout bag from charging 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | the fee if the customer’s form of payment uses federal Supplemental Nutrition 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Assistance Program or federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Infants, and Children benefits; and generally relating to local fees for plastic and 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | paper carryout bags. 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BY adding to 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Article – Local Government 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 1–1321 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | |
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| 37 | 37 | | Article – Local Government 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 1–1321. 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “RETAILER” MEANS A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE 19 |
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| 42 | 42 | | RETAIL SALE OF GOODS . 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO EACH COUNTY AND MUNICIPALIT Y. 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (C) IF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY ENACTS A LOCAL LAW T HAT 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | AUTHORIZES OR REQUIR ES A RETAILER TO CHARGE A FEE AT THE POINT OF SALE 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1067 |
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| 50 | 50 | | FOR PROVIDING A PLASTIC OR PAPER C ARRYOUT BAG TO A CUS TOMER, THE 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | RETAILER MAY NOT CHARGE THE FEE FOR ANY TRANSACTION FOR WHICH THE 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | CUSTOMER MAKES A PURCHASE USING A FORM OF PAYMENT ISSUED AS PART OF : 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (1) THE FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | PROGRAM; OR 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (2) THE FEDERAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN. 7 |
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| 60 | 60 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | October 1, 2025. 9 |
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