Bill > SB1241

This bill prohibits cities, towns, and counties from requiring businesses, commercial buildings, or multifamily housing properties to measure and report their energy usage, which includes things like energy consumption benchmarking and building energy efficiency audits. It also prevents these local governments from imposing any taxes, fees, charges, or deposits on consumers or businesses for "auxiliary containers," which are defined broadly to include various types of bags, boxes, cups, and other containers used for transporting goods or food, made from materials like cloth, plastic, glass, or cardboard. Furthermore, cities, towns, and counties are barred from regulating the sale, use, or disposal of these auxiliary containers. The bill declares that these regulations are matters of statewide concern, meaning local governments cannot enact their own rules on these topics, aiming to prevent inconsistent regulations that could harm small businesses and hinder competition. However, this prohibition does not stop local governments from continuing voluntary recycling and waste reduction programs or ensuring that discarded auxiliary containers are disposed of properly as solid waste.