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SB551 • 2025

Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers.

Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Sollman,, Representative Neron,, Andersen, Senator Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Pham,, Reynolds,, Representative Chaichi,, Fragala,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Hudson,, Javadi,, Lively,, Marsh,, Nosse,
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Chapter 276, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-29 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-28 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 22; Nays, 8--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  7. 2025-05-21 House

    Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 19--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Cate, Dobson, Hartman, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Javadi, Reschke.

  8. 2025-05-20 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 21, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-05-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  10. 2025-05-15 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-05-06 House

    Motion to rerefer to Climate, Energy, and Environment carried. Rereferred.

  12. 2025-05-05 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  13. 2025-05-05 House

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-04-29 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-04-17 House

    Public Hearing held.

  16. 2025-03-14 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  17. 2025-03-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  18. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 8--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher.

  19. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

  20. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Second reading.

  21. 2025-03-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  22. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Work Session held.

  23. 2025-02-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  24. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  25. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act changes restrictions on checkout bags. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act changes restrictions on checkout bags and restricts some plastic products. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</i>]
Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers.
[<i>Prohibits food and beverage providers and convenience stores from providing single-use plastic utensils or single-use plastic condiment packaging to consumers unless requested.</i>]
[<i>Prohibits lodging establishments from providing small plastic personal health or beauty product containers unless requested.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to plastic waste.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned