HB341
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Marty Martinez (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
Requires that any town located within a county that has imposed a disposable plastic bag tax receive a distribution of revenues collected by the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula for appropriations to towns. The bill restricts a town's use of such revenues to the same purposes ... (More) allowable for a county or city. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100399D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/19/2026 10:03 pm)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on Finance Agenda
- 01/21/2026 - House: Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/23/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 02/23/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB341ER)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/24/2026 7:43 am)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
