Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 20:57:28 GMT -6
Lawmakers seek to revise law making city bans on plastic bags illegal
PHOENIX — With last year’s law under legal challenge, state lawmakers launched a new bid Wednesday to prevent cities and counties from regulating or banning plastic bags.
The new version of the law HB 2131, is identical to what Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law last year.
But last year’s law also included a separate prohibition against local governments forcing building owners to conduct “energy audits” and report on their power use. That allowed foes to charge that the statute violates constitutional requirements that all laws concern only a single subject.
With that change, the measure cleared the House Commerce Committee on a 4-2 party line vote. So did HB 2130, the energy audit ban, now as a separate measure.
Read more: tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/lawmakers-seek-to-revise-law-making-city-bans-on-plastic/article_da575980-0100-588b-8ed2-04fff0c50959.html
PHOENIX — With last year’s law under legal challenge, state lawmakers launched a new bid Wednesday to prevent cities and counties from regulating or banning plastic bags.
The new version of the law HB 2131, is identical to what Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law last year.
But last year’s law also included a separate prohibition against local governments forcing building owners to conduct “energy audits” and report on their power use. That allowed foes to charge that the statute violates constitutional requirements that all laws concern only a single subject.
With that change, the measure cleared the House Commerce Committee on a 4-2 party line vote. So did HB 2130, the energy audit ban, now as a separate measure.
Read more: tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/lawmakers-seek-to-revise-law-making-city-bans-on-plastic/article_da575980-0100-588b-8ed2-04fff0c50959.html