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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1662: Sale and distribution of plastic carryout bags by grocery stores prohibited; civil penalty.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1662 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sale and distribution of plastic carryout bags by grocery stores prohibited; civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Mike Jones (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Sale and distribution of plastic carryout bags by grocery stores prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits any grocery store, as defined in the bill, from selling or distributing any plastic carryout bag, as defined in the bill, to its customers on or after January 1, 2027, unless such bag qualifies as an exempt bag, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that any grocery store that violates this provision shall be issued by the Department of Environmental Quality a written warning for the first violation and shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for a second and each subsequent violation as determined by the Director of the Department. The bill also requires any grocery store, no later than January 1, 2027, to develop, implement, and maintain a program to encourage its customers to utilize reusable bags, as defined in the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 1-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1662)
  4. Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
  5. Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
  6. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101161D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source