An Act to (1) establish a solid waste management council, (2) to require the Department to increase certain types of data collection; (3) to impose a surcharge on waste disposal; (4) to require municipalities to institute pay as you throw programs if they are generating too much waste for disposal per capita; (5) to require that all waste be disposed of in clear plastic bags; (6) to increase recycling to include mattresses, textiles and additional commercial organic material; and (7) to require secondary markets to report contamination
By Representatives Vincent of Revere and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2944) of RoseLee Vincent, Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a solid waste council and to institute programs to reduce solid waste. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenters:
- RoseLee Vincent , Michelle M. DuBois
- Status:
- Referred to House Committee on Rules
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2017 | House | Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture |
| 1/23/2017 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 10/18/2017 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/24/2017 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 3/9/2018 | House | Accompanied by S439 |
| 3/9/2018 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently |
| 4/17/2018 | House | Committee recommended ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) |
| 4/17/2018 | House | Rules suspended |
| 4/17/2018 | House | Read second |
| 4/17/2018 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
| 1/1/2019 | House | No further action taken |
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