86R3629 JTS-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 514
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to clarifying the law regarding local government
prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or
package.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 361.0961, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) In this section, "container or package" does not include
a single-use bag provided by a retail business to a customer at the
point of sale for the purpose of transporting purchases.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act is intended
only to clarify existing law with respect to local government
prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or
package.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.