Prevent Pollution from Single-use Plastic Straws, Splash Sticks and Beverage Lid Plugs
| Category: | Environmental |
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| Status: | Defeated |
| Sponsor: | Senator David Miramant, Senate 12 - Knox County |
| Session: | 130 |
| Bill #: | LD 602 |
Position:
Opposed.
UPDATE: The Senate voted the bill Ought Not to Pass.
UPDATE: The Committee reconsidered the bill and revoted it 11-2 Ought Not to Pass.
UPDATE: The committee amended the bill after input from RAM and other stakeholders. The amended bill makes straws available by request only starting in 2023, and a ban of plastic or bio-resin straws in 2024. It eliminates the 5 cent fee on alternatives and has statewide preemption. It also allows pre-packaged straws (juice boxes) and the continued retail sale of plastic straws for personal use. Bill passed committee 7-3.
Summary:
Senator Miramant of Knox would prohibit the manufacture and the sale and distribution, at retail or wholesale, of single-use drinking straws, splash sticks and beverage lid plugs made wholly or partly of plastic. It would also require a 5 cent fee on non-plastic alternatives.