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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of bags to customers of a business at the |
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point of sale. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as |
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the "Shopping Bag Freedom Act." |
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SECTION 2. Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 205 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 205. RIGHT OF BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE BAG TO CUSTOMER |
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Sec. 205.001. PROVISION OF BAG AUTHORIZED. A business that |
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sells an item to a customer may provide to the customer at the point |
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of sale a bag, package or other container made from any material. |
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Sec. 205.002. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS INVALID. (a) An |
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ordinance or regulation adopted by a local government purporting to |
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prohibit or restrict a business from providing to a customer at the |
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point of sale a bag, package or other container made from any |
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material is invalid and has no effect. |
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SECTION 3. Beginning September 1, 2013, a local government |
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may not enforce any ordinance or regulation adopted by the local |
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government before that date that prohibits or restricts a business, |
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other than a business serving only residents of that local |
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government's territory, from providing to a customer at the point |
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of sale a bag, package or other container made from any material. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |