Expanded polystyrene food service containers; definitions, prohibition on dispensing, penalty.
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HB 533 — Expanded polystyrene food service containers; definitions, prohibition on dispensing, penalty.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 1104 (effective - see bill)
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2020. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Expanded polystyrene food service containers; prohibition; civil penalty. Prohibits the dispensing by a food vendor of prepared food to a customer in a single-use expanded polystyrene food service container, as defined in the bill. The bill requires certain chain restaurants to stop using such containers by July 1, 2023, and sets the date for compliance by all food vendors as July 1, 2025. The bill exempts nonprofit organizations from the definition of "food vendor" and provides a process by which a locality may grant consecutive one-year exemptions to individual food vendors on the basis of undue economic hardship. The bill provides a civil penalty of not more than $50 for each day of violation, to be collected in a civil action brought by the Attorney General or the relevant locality. The penalties collected are to be deposited in the Litter Control and Recycling Fund or to the treasury of the relevant locality, as appropriate. A portion of the penalties deposited in the Fund are to be used for public information campaigns to discourage the sale and use of expanded polystyrene products. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to post to its website information on compliance and the filing of complaints. This bill incorporates HB 1046 and HB 1347 and contains a reenactment clause.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
It appears that there were no changes in the text of Bill HB 533, meaning that the proposed legislation remains the same as before. This continuity suggests that the bill did not undergo any amendments in its current session. Understanding this can help people follow its progress without worrying about adjustments that could alter its intended impact.
74.220.50.21674.220.50.48
View plain text versions (4)
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1104) View text Current html April 10, 2020
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB533ER) View text html March 18, 2020
- Committee Substitute Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB533H1 html February 05, 2020
- Impact statement from DPB (HB533) View text html January 05, 2020
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 1104 (effective - see bill)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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Impact statement from DPB (HB533ER)
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Enrolled
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)
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VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N)
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Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Conferees appointed by House
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House acceded to request
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Senate requested conference committee
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Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 1-N)
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VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
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Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 99-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Passed Senate with amendment (23-Y 13-N)
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Engrossed by Senate as amended
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Amendment by Senator Suetterlein agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 6-N)
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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Impact statement from DPB (HB533H1)
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VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
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Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB533H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 20107350D-H1
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Read second time
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Passed by for the day
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Read first time
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Incorporates HB1347 (Plum)
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Incorporates HB1046 (Krizek)
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Committee substitute printed 20107350D-H1
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Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB533)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100170D
Sponsors
- Betsy B. Carr · Primary
- Paul E. Krizek · Cosponsor
- Mark H. Levine · Cosponsor
- Kaye Kory · Cosponsor
- Kenneth R. Plum · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 107 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Betsy B. Carr Voted No
Co-sponsors (4)
- Paul E. Krizek Voted No
- Levine, Mark H. Voted No
- Kory, Kaye Voted No
- Plum, Kenneth R. Voted No
Not signed on (143)
143 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 143 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 44% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 1% | 99% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 33% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Nay |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 44% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 32% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Dan I. Helmer | — | Yea |
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Gilbert, C. Todd | — | Nay |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guy, Nancy D. | — | Yea |
| Hudson, Sally L. | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Marshall, Daniel W., III | — | Nay |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Nay |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Yea |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Nay |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Yea |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Nay |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Nay |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 0% | 0% | 44% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Edmunds, James E., II | — | Yea |
| Hudson, Sally L. | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Keam, Mark L. | — | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Not Voting |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Not Voting |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Not Voting |
| Rodney T. Willett | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 533 do?
- Expanded polystyrene food service containers; prohibition; civil penalty. Prohibits the dispensing by a food vendor of prepared food to a customer in a single-use expanded polystyrene food service container, as defined in the bill. The bill requires certain chain restaurants to stop using such containers by July 1, 2023, and sets the date for compliance by all food vendors as July 1, 2025. The bill exempts nonprofit organizations from the definition of "food vendor" and provides a process by which a locality may grant consecutive one-year exemptions to individual food vendors on the basis of undue economic hardship. The bill provides a civil penalty of not more than $50 for each day of violation, to be collected in a civil action brought by the Attorney General or the relevant locality. The penalties collected are to be deposited in the Litter Control and Recycling Fund or to the treasury of the relevant locality, as appropriate. A portion of the penalties deposited in the Fund are to be used for public information campaigns to discourage the sale and use of expanded polystyrene products. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality to post to its website information on compliance and the filing of complaints. This bill incorporates HB 1046 and HB 1347 and contains a reenactment clause.
- Who sponsors HB 533?
- HB 533 is sponsored by Betsy B. Carr, Paul E. Krizek, Levine, Mark H., Kory, Kaye, and Plum, Kenneth R..
- What is the current status of HB 533?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2020. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 533?
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