Hilex Poly Statement on Proposition 26 Ruling

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Superior Court today ruled on Lee Schmeer v. Los Angeles County. Mark Daniels, Vice President Sustainability & Environmental Policy for Hilex Poly released the following statement:

"This case is far from resolved. Typically an issue that sets an important tax precedent moves forward in the courts, and we expected this case to be heard in the appellate court. We welcome an open debate about bag bans and taxes, but in this case, the county overreached by imposing a charge that is illegal and a hidden tax, exactly what Proposition 26 intended to stop. Proposition 26 was implemented to counter situations where taxes are labeled by the local government as 'fees' in order to circumvent the electoral process. By imposing a bag tax on its residents without a public vote, LA County violated the constitution, and we are confident in our case as it moves to the appellate courts."

SOURCE Hilex Poly