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| 1 | 1 | 85R8343 JTS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3482 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to clarifying the law regarding local government | |
| 8 | 8 | prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or | |
| 9 | 9 | package. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 361.0961, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (d) In this section, "package or container" does not include | |
| 14 | 14 | a single-use plastic bag. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act is intended | |
| 16 | 16 | only to clarify existing law with respect to local government | |
| 17 | 17 | prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or | |
| 18 | 18 | package. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 20 | 20 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 21 | 21 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 22 | 22 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |