State Lawmakers Block Plastic Bag Bans

State Lawmakers Block Plastic Bag Bans

After several years of failed attempts to pass free-standing legislation blocking municipal plastic bag bans, Pennsylvania lawmakers used a budget-related bill to extend a current moratorium on such bans for at least a year, with little debate and no public hearings. The new provision, inserted into the fiscal code (HB1083) just hours before a full vote, is tucked between parts of an...
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