Otter signs bill banning local plastic bag bans, without comment

Gov. Butch Otter has signed into law SB 372 , the bill forbidding local governments from regulating or taxing plastic bags or other containers. Otter signed the bill without comment; it’s among a long list of bill-signings delivered to the House this morning. You can see the full list here ; scroll down.

Also signed without comment: HB 524, animal cruelty legislation regarding “companion animals;” HB 495, expunging first-time minor-in-possession or minor-in-consumption offenses for those who don’t reoffend; and HB 512, establishing trustee zones for community college elections.

Otter held a formal bill-signing ceremony yesterday for HB 504, legislation that’s been years in the works to reform Idaho’s public defense system.