HB0242 • 2023

Consumer merchandise-packaging regulation prohibitions.

AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; prohibiting cities, towns and counties from enacting and enforcing ordinances and regulations relating to packages or containers of consumer merchandise; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Oakley
Last action: 2023-02-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide a summary text that confirms the removal of existing and future local regulations as stated in the candidate explanation. The effective date mentioned is July 1, 2023, which differs from the March 1, 2023, provided in the candidate explanation.

Ban on Local Packaging Regulations

This bill stops cities, towns, and counties in Wyoming from making rules about packaging for consumer goods.

What This Bill Does

Stops local governments from creating or enforcing rules that limit the use of packages or containers for consumer items.
Defines 'consumer merchandise' as products sold or leased for personal, family, or household use, including protective and transport packaging.

Who It Names or Affects

Cities
Towns
Counties

Terms To Know

Consumer merchandise: Products sold or leased for personal, family, or household use, including protective and transport packaging.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens to existing local regulations that are already in place before the effective date.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced or if there are penalties for violating it.
This bill was marked as inactive, meaning it did not move forward in its current session.

Bill History

2023-02-07 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2023-02-07 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2023-01-27 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2023-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

23LSO-0648
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0648
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0242

Consumer merchandise-packaging regulation prohibitions.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Oakley, Davis and Henderson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; prohibiting cities, towns and counties from enacting and enforcing ordinances and regulations relating to packages or containers of consumer merchandise; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 15
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103 by creating a new subsection (e) and 18
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101 by creating a new subsection (b) are amended to read:

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103.

General powers of governing bodies.

(e)

No governing body of a city or town shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation that prohibits or limits the use of or charges fees for packaging or containers for consumer merchandise. As used in this subsection, "consumer merchandise" means merchandise offered for sale or lease, or provided with a sale or lease, primarily or exclusively for personal, family or household purposes or for protecting or transporting merchandise, food or beverages from or at a food service or retail facility.

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General powers.

(b)

No county shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation that prohibits or limits the use of or charges fees for packaging or containers for consumer merchandise. As used in this subsection, "consumer merchandise" means as defined by W.S. 15
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103(e).

Section 2.

Any ordinance or regulation in effect on July 1, 2023 or that is adopted thereafter by a county, city or town that is in violation of this act is void and unenforceable.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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