S864 bans or sharply limits consumer access to single-use plastic bags, paper bags, straws, and foam food containers.
The Senate passed S864 on March 5, 2020 by a vote of 22 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill seeks to ban or limit use of many of the most widely used consumer products including plastic and paper carryout bags, foam food packaging, and plastic straws. “Nanny state” provisions are an attack on liberty. Furthermore, this bill is at least partially predicated on the moral panic around a “climate crisis.” This is bad policy, based on bad science.