Plastic Bag Ban and Paper or Reusable Bag Fee Senate #150

Vote Description

This was a vote S.2410, An Act relative to plastic bag reduction. This bill would ban retail establishments from providing single-use plastic bags statewide and allows them to charge fee up to 10 cents on paper or reusable bags. Of which 5 cents would go to the commissioner of revenue along with sales tax.

Mass Fiscal Explanation

Mass Fiscal opposes this bill due to the nature of forcing a new fee on consumers . Link to bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2410/Amendments/Senate

Mass Fiscal's Stance

Fiscal Responsibility Vote

Good Government Vote

Vote result on 11/20/2019

PASSED

Yea
36

Nay
4

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Michael BarrettThird Middlesex 9%
Joe BoncoreFirst Suffolk and Middlesex 9%
Michael Brady2nd Plymouth and Bristol 9%
William N. BrownsbergerSecond Suffolk and Middlesex 9%
Harriette L. ChandlerFirst Worcester 9%
Sonia Chang-DiazSecond Suffolk 9%
Nick CollinsFourth Suffolk 9%
Jo ComefordHampshire, Franklin & Worcester 9%
Cynthia Stone CreemFirst Middlesex and Norfolk 9%
Brendan P. Crighton3rd Essex 9%
Julian CyrCape and Islands 9%
Viriato Manuel deMacedoPlymouth and Barnstable 76%
Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 9%
Diana DiZoglio1st Essex 25%
James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester 13%
Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Norfolk 97%
Paul R FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 13%
Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 9%
Cindy FriedmanFourth Middlesex 9%
Anne M. GobiWorcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex 25%
Adam G. HindsBerkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden 11%
Donald F. HumasonSecond Hampden and Hampshire 76%
Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex 9%
John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth 9%
Edward Kennedy1st Middlesex 9%
Eric P. LesserFirst Hampden and Hampshire 9%
Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex 9%
Joan B. LovelySecond Essex 9%
Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth 16%
Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester 22%
Patrick O'ConnorPlymouth and Norfolk 47%
Marc R. PachecoFirst Plymouth and Bristol 16%
Becca RauschNorfolk, Bristol & Middlesex 13%
Michael J. RodriguesFirst Bristol and Plymouth 9%
Michael F. RushNorfolk and Suffolk 9%
Karen SpilkaSecond Middlesex and Norfolk 5%
Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 59%
Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Bristol and Plymouth 16%
Dean TranWorcester and Middlesex 81%
James T. WelchHampden 9%