HB533
Expanded polystyrene food service containers; definitions, prohibition on dispensing, penalty.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Expanded polystyrene food service containers; prohibition; civil penalty.
Prohibits the dispensing by a food vendor of prepared food to a customer in a single-use expanded polystyrene food service container, as defined in the bill. The bill requires certain chain restaurants to stop using such containers by July 1, 2023, and sets the date for compliance by all food ... (More) vendors as July 1, 2025. The bill exempts certain institutions, including correctional facilities and public schools, from the definition of "food vendor" and provides a process by which a locality may grant consecutive one-year exemptions to individual food vendors on the basis of undue economic hardship. The bill provides a civil penalty of not more than $50 for each day of violation, to be collected in a civil action brought by the Attorney General or the relevant locality. The penalties collected are to be deposited in the Litter Control and Recycling Fund or to the treasury of the relevant locality, as appropriate. A portion of the penalties deposited in the Fund are to be used for public information campaigns to discourage the sale and use of expanded polystyrene products. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to post to its website information on compliance and the filing of complaints. This bill incorporates HB 1046 and HB 1347. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100170D
- 01/05/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/31/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB533)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107350D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Incorporates HB1046 (Krizek)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Incorporates HB1347 (Plum)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107350D-H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB533H1
- 02/11/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB533H1)
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/2020 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Suetterlein agreed to
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 13-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/25/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/2020 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 99-N)
- 02/25/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/2020 - House: Delegates: Carr, Krizek, Ware
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Senators: Hashmi, Marsden, Ruff
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB533ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB533ER)
- 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1104 (effective - see bill)
- 04/10/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1104)
