Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1706-E. Reports to General Assembly

(a) Independent Fiscal Office.--The Independent Fiscal Office shall evaluate the economic impact to the Commonwealth, its industry partners and consumers for any regulation impacting single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers and submit a full report of its findings to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2020.

(b) Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.--The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall evaluate the environmental impact and any impact upon residents of this Commonwealth from any regulation impacting single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers and submit a full report of its findings to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2020.

(c) Prohibition.--Until such time as the Independent Fiscal Office and the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee submit the reports required under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, the General Assembly or a local governmental body or agency may not enact a law, rule, regulation or ordinance imposing a tax on or relating to the use, disposition, sale, prohibition or restriction of single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers.

(d) State of emergency.--The General Assembly or a local governmental body or agency may not enact or enforce a law, rule, regulation or ordinance imposing a tax on or relating to the use, disposition, sale, prohibition or restriction of single-use plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers, until July 1, 2021, or six months after the order issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency, whichever is later.