| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.478 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2025 Page 1 of 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | VT LEG #380907 v.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | H.478 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SHORT FORM 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Introduced by Representative O’Brien of Tunbridge 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Referred to Committee on 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Date: 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Subject: Agriculture; food; single-use plastics; price look-up stickers 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that if 7 | |
| 13 | 13 | a wholesale or retail seller of food attaches a price look-up (PLU) sticker to 8 | |
| 14 | 14 | produce, the PLU sticker shall not be made of plastic and shall be compostable. 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | For purposes of the bill, “compostable” would mean the sticker is made of a 10 | |
| 16 | 16 | natural fiber or meets industrial compost quality standards and uses a food 11 | |
| 17 | 17 | grade adhesive for attachment to the produce. The bill would be effective July 12 | |
| 18 | 18 | 1, 2028 to coincide with the European Union’s planned adoption of 13 | |
| 19 | 19 | compostable PLU stickers. 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | An act relating to requiring price look-up stickers on produce be 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | compostable 16 | |
| 22 | 22 | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17 | |
| 23 | 23 | (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 18 |