(MPRN-Lansing) State lawmakers want to make sure your city won’t tax or ban plastic grocery and retail bags.
A State House committee heard testimony Tuesday about a bill that would prevent cities from banning or taxing plastic bags. The bill has already been passed by the State Senate and is waiting for a decision from the House.
No city in Michigan actively bans or taxes the use of plastic bags right now. A Washtenaw County 10-cent fee on plastic bags at retailers is scheduled to begin on Earth Day in 2017.
But lawmakers say laws like Washtenaw’s are the start of what could become an array of different legislation from city to city. That, they say, could be bad for business big and small.
