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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 | | *hb1232* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 1232 |
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| 8 | 8 | | L2, L3 5lr3078 |
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| 9 | 9 | | |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Conaway |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: 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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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Local Government – Fees, Receipts, and Penalties for Plastic and Paper 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Carryout Bags 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of requiring certain retailers that charge a fee for providing a plastic or 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | paper carryout bag to a customer under a local law to provide a receipt to a customer 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | that includes the fee amount charged and the number of bags issued to the customer; 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and generally relating to local fees for plastic and paper carryout bags. 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | |
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| 26 | 26 | | BY adding to 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Article – Local Government 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1–1321 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | |
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| 35 | 35 | | Article – Local Government 15 |
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| 36 | 36 | | |
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| 37 | 37 | | 1–1321. 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | |
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| 39 | 39 | | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “RETAILER” MEANS A PERSON ENGAGED IN THE 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | RETAIL SALE OF GOODS . 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | |
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| 42 | 42 | | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO EACH COUNTY AND M UNICIPALITY. 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (C) IF A COUNTY OR MUNICI PALITY ENACTS A LOCA L LAW THAT 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | AUTHORIZES OR REQUIR ES A RETAILER TO CHA RGE A FEE AT THE POI NT OF SALE 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | FOR PROVIDING A PLAS TIC OR PAPER CARRYOUT BAG T O A CUSTOMER, THE COUNTY 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | OR MUNICIPALITY SHAL L: 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1232 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (1) REQUIRE A RETAILER THAT CHARGES THE FEE TO PROVIDE A 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | RECEIPT TO A CUSTOMER THAT CLEARL Y IDENTIFIES THE FEE AMOUNT CHARGED 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | AND NUMBER OF PLASTI C OR PAPER CARRYOUT BAGS ISSUED TO THE CUSTOMER; 3 |
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| 54 | 54 | | AND 4 |
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| 55 | 55 | | |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) PROVIDE FOR THE ENFO RCEMENT OF ITEM (1) OF THIS 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | SUBSECTION THROUGH A SYSTEM OF CIVIL PENA LTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AS 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | FOLLOWS: 7 |
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| 59 | 59 | | |
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| 60 | 60 | | (I) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE , A CIVIL PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING 8 |
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| 61 | 61 | | $250; 9 |
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| 62 | 62 | | |
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| 63 | 63 | | (II) FOR A SECOND OFFENSE , A CIVIL PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING 10 |
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| 64 | 64 | | $500; AND 11 |
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| 65 | 65 | | |
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| 66 | 66 | | (III) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSE QUENT OFFENSE , A CIVIL PENALTY 12 |
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| 67 | 67 | | NOT EXCEEDING $1,000. 13 |
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| 68 | 68 | | |
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| 69 | 69 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14 |
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| 70 | 70 | | October 1, 2025. 15 |
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