Five days into the , a Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would allow stores and shoppers to use whatever kind of bags they want.
First-term State Rep. , R-Muenster, calls his bill the Shopping Bag Freedom Act, which he says would stop what he calls 鈥渢he overreach of big government.鈥�
Springer told the podcast that Austin鈥檚 restrictions on single-use shopping bags are raising concerns about public health.
鈥淧eople will get salmonella and E. coli because they don鈥檛 clean those reusable bags,鈥� Springer said.
The city recommends regular washing of reusable shopping bags to prevent problems with bacteria, but Springer says washing the bags could cause its own problem.
鈥淚t uses a half a billion gallons of water if you properly wash them every year, just in the city of Austin,鈥� he said.
Springer sees the Austin ordinance as an example of what he calls the 鈥渘anny state鈥� and a threat to freedom.
It鈥檚 not clear if the bill will get a hearing in committee.
