Introduced
by
To impose a one-cent ($.01) tax on every retail transaction of $2 or more, except for motor fuel, prescription drugs, utilities, and vending machine sales. Proceeds from the tax could only be used for “recycling,” the definition for which is specified in the in the bill. The measure would only go into effect if the 1976 “bottle bill” (mandatory beverage container deposits) is not amended by the legislature to apply to non-carbonated beverages, and if the Constitutional amendment House Joint Resolution O authorizing this tax is placed on the ballot by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate, and then approved by the voters.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment
