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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to clarifying the law regarding local government |
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prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or |
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package. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.0961, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In this section, "package or container" does not include |
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a single-use plastic bag. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act is intended |
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only to clarify existing law with respect to local government |
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prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or |
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package. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |