Hopefully, by coming within one vote of passing this bill, grocery stores will phase out paper bags completely. Only reason they are using them is to avoid buying pallets of the more expensive 2.25 mil "thick" plastic bags. If every retailer is required to charge for bags, the "holdouts" lose any competitive advantage of paper and will finally switch to to 2.25 mil plastic. Hundreds of band-aid fingered cashiers will thanks them.