HB341
Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 28, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
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
