U.S. States and Territories with Plastic Bag Bans

Which states and territories have issued a complete ban on single-use plastic bags?
the Northern Marianas are given due to a lack of data
Source: Wikipedia , as of Feb, 2020
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U.S. States
 
 
Date of Ban
State
July 2015
Hawaii
Nov 2016
California
Jan 2020
Oregon
Mar 2020
New York
Apr 2020
Maine
July 2020
Vermont
Jan 2021
Delaware
U.S. Territories
 
 
Date of Ban
Territory
Feb 2011
American Samoa
July 2016
Puerto Rico
Jan 2017
U.S. Virgin Islands
Jan 2021
Guam
???
Northern Mariana Islands
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Feb 1, 2020
While these bag bans have reduced local pollution, it's very likely that they are responsible for an increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
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Jun 12, 2025
Why?
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Jun 12, 2025
Update, please. I wasted many seconds trying to input NJ (I live there, so I know there's a bag ban), then I realized it hadn't been updated since 2020.