Red-state governor shoots down bill banning this common hospitality industry item

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed authorities that would mostly prohibition Styrofoam containers, dubbing it "textbook authorities overreach."

House Bill 477 would signifier retired the usage of the containers by 2030, but starting successful 2028 for restaurants and the hospitality industry. Introduced by Democrat authorities Rep. Marilyn Marler, the authorities garnered immoderate bipartisan enactment successful the Republican-majority legislature.

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A Styrofoam cup (Julie Schwietert Collazo/File)

"Our authorities should stay a sanctuary for state and escaped enterprise, and fto precocious taxes, precocious spending, and hyper-regulation stay a diagnostic of heavy blue, progressive states," the Republican wrote successful his veto letter, citing however assorted bluish states similar California and Washington person imposed akin regulations.

"Frankly, I was amazed to person House Bill 477 which dictates to restaurants, nutrient establishments, bakeries, resorts, hotels, and others what they tin and can't usage to bundle nutrient and drinks," helium continued.

Proponents of the authorities argued that the worldly poses a wellness and biology risk, and galore places person already stopped utilizing Styrofoam, according to KTVQ. 

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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (William Campbell/Getty Images/File)

The bill stated that polystyrene foam "is a worldly that causes biology harm and poses a menace to food and wildlife; and whereas, styrofoam takes up abstraction successful landfills and contributes to the request for costly expansions borne by taxpayers; and whereas, styrofoam threatens the close of each Montanan to a cleanable and healthful environment."

The connection included a fewer exceptions but would necessitate an exertion for utilizing the foam arsenic it relates to "transportation; construction; health; oregon safety."

"Finally, if policymakers are trying to get escaped of Styrofoam, which I'm not, wherefore lone people restaurants and food-service establishments? Why not packaging supplies? Though I'm not advocating specified an approach, targeting 1 manufacture that uses Styrofoam and not different seems inconsistent with the purported intent of House Bill 477," the politician wrote.

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"The authorities banning Styrofoam is costly authorities overreach," Gianforte said, saying it would outgo taxpayers an estimated $300,000 done a caller Montana Department of Environmental Quality programme and could make further costs for consumers if businesses are forced to marque the switch.

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"I bask blistery java successful a Styrofoam cupful due to the fact that it keeps it hot. And this measure is simply a blistery mess," helium said successful a video posted to X connected Monday.