Assembly Bill A9904

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise bags

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7336
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13-d, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1750, S362

2015-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise bags.

2015-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9904

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 26, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
  imposition  of  any  tax, fee or local charge on carry out merchandise
  bags

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
13-d to read as follows:
  S 13-D. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPOSITION OF ANY TAX, FEE OR LOCAL  CHARGE
ON  CARRY  OUT  MERCHANDISE BAGS.   1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. "CARRY OUT MERCHANDISE BAG" SHALL MEAN ANY PLASTIC, PAPER OR  OTHER
BAG  OR CARRYING CONTAINER, PROVIDED BY A RETAIL STORE, TO A CUSTOMER OF
THAT STORE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING AND/OR TRANSPORTING  MERCHANDISE
LAWFULLY  OBTAINED  AT  SUCH  STORE.  A  CARRYOUT  MERCHANDISE BAG SHALL
INCLUDE ANY PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG  AS  DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
SECTION 27-2701 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAP-
TER SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.
  B.  "RETAIL  STORE"  SHALL MEAN ANY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A GROCERY STORE, CONVENIENCE STORE,  DAIRY  PRODUCTS
STORE,  PRODUCE  MARKET,  DEPARTMENT  STORE,  GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE,
CLOTHING STORE, HARDWARE STORE, PHARMACY, DRUG STORE, HOTEL, RESTAURANT,
SODA FOUNTAIN, GASOLINE STATION, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR MERCANTILE  ESTAB-
LISHMENT  OFFERING GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AT RETAIL TO INDIVIDUAL CONSUM-
ERS, AND/OR ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHICH IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSI-
NESS SELLS OR RENTS GOODS OR SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC.
  2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPOSITION OF A TAX, FEE OR LOCAL CHARGE ON  ANY
CARRY OUT MERCHANDISE BAG. NO CITY, INCLUDING ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION
OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE, SHALL IMPOSE ANY TAX, FEE OR ANY OTHER LOCAL
CHARGE ON ANY CARRY OUT MERCHANDISE BAG AS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  A  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION. THIS PROHIBITION SHALL APPLY TO ALL
CITIES, INCLUDING ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,
REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER SUCH TAX, FEE OR OTHER LOCAL CHARGE IS ATTEMPTED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.