SENATE BILL: Single Use Glass and Plastic Discouraging Act (Failed)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I don't support this bill as written. Section 2 will be a big tax on the poor. I also have a big problem with Section 4 since a lot of those uses don't have a cost-effective alternative material.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I don't support this bill as written. Section 2 will be a big tax on the poor. I also have a big problem with Section 4 since a lot of those uses don't have a cost-effective alternative material.

Reiterating this earlier point now that I'm in the Senate. I would support an amended version of Section 2 though that is more reasonable, but not the rest of the bill as written.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I still oppose this bill as written. What amounts to a small tax of $10-15 a week for those buying groceries real adds up to those with little money.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I still oppose this bill as written. What amounts to a small tax of $10-15 a week for those buying groceries real adds up to those with little money.

Wait, do people not use reusable bags? My family has been using them (or sometimes, cardboard crates) for the past line 5 years without issue tbh

Also the tax is literally 5 cents per bag. At most I would expect somewhere around 50 cents a week per household to be paid. 10-15$ a month implies something on the order of 200 plastic bags lol.

I meant the "deposits". Also in many areas, in my area, there are very few if any recycling programs and grocery stores are like 45 minutes drive away in some cases. This will leave poor rural areas and rural areas overall suffering from the deposit "tax", do to the additional burden of getting the refund.

I'd prefer if Section 2 was rewritten into a refund-only program.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

No objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I motion for a final vote since no one wants to go forward with this it seems and we can’t keep twiddling our thumbs.

I second the motion.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Nay