MD HB1056 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm House Environment and Transportation Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Hearing: Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm House Environment and Transportation Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a county to impose an excise tax on the amount of a fee charged by a retailer to a customer for a plastic or paper carryout bag that exceeds the amount required by local law; and providing for the allocation of the excise tax revenue between the county and the State.
Title
Local Government - Excise Tax on Plastic and Paper Carryout Bags
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | House | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
| 2025-02-05 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 20 | 610 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1056?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1056f.pdf |
