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SF4610 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Certain single-use plastic use prohibition

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Purpose

This bill aims to reduce plastic waste in the hotel industry by prohibiting hotels from providing single-use plastic bottles that contain shampoo or conditioner to guests, and by establishing civil penalties for violations. It also sets up enforcement by the state Attorney General.

Main Provisions

  • Definitions:
    • single-use plastic bottle: a plastic bottle or container intended to be used once by a consumer before disposal or recycling.
    • hotel: the term as defined in another Minnesota statute (section 157.15 subdivision 7).
  • Prohibition:
    • A hotel may not sell, offer for sale, or provide to hotel guests a single-use plastic bottle containing shampoo or conditioner.
  • Enforcement and penalties:
    • If a hotel violates the prohibition, the owner faces a civil penalty of $50 for each single-use plastic bottle containing shampoo or conditioner that is sold, offered for sale, or provided to guests.
    • The total penalties may not exceed $10,000.
    • The violation may be enjoined (court-ordered to stop).
    • The Attorney General may enforce this section under the state’s enforcement provisions (section 8.31).

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Creates a new prohibition within Minnesota Statutes (chapter 325E) affecting hotels and hotel guest amenities.
  • Establishes a per-item civil penalty regime with a monetary cap and a mechanism for court-ordered injunctions.
  • Authorizes enforcement by the Attorney General, expanding state-level oversight of hotel practices regarding single-use plastic bottles containing shampoo or conditioner.

Practical Impact (in brief)

  • Hotels would need to switch away from providing individual disposable shampoo/conditioner bottles to guests and instead offer alternative packaging or amenities (e.g., bulk dispensers or other non-single-use options).
  • Hotels could face civil penalties for each prohibited bottle, up to $10,000, and must comply to avoid enforcement actions.

Relevant Terms single-use plastic bottle shampoo conditioner hotel hotel customers civil penalty enjoined enforcement Attorney General Minnesota Statutes chapter 325E section 8.31 sold provided offer for sale

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 18, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
March 18, 2026SenateActionReferred toCommerce and Consumer Protection

Citations

 
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      "summary": "Defines 'Hotel' for purposes of the bill's prohibition by referencing the existing Minnesota Statutes definition in section 157.15, subdivision 7.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "157.15",
    "subdivision": "subd. 7"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Provides that the attorney general may enforce this section under Minnesota Statutes section 8.31, i.e., existing enforcement authority.",
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    },
    "citation": "8.31",
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  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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