First U.S. statewide ban on single-use plastic bags – California’s Senate Bill 270 entered into law on 30 September 2014.
California Senate Bill 270 is found here.
This legislation prohibits large grocery stores from carrying single-use bags starting in July 2015, expanding to smaller stores the year after. It also allows businesses to charge 10-cent fees to provide customers with reusable or paper bags.
More than 100 cities and counties, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, already have their own plastic bag bans.
My May 2014 blog on UK plastic bag levies is here.