Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Sep 25, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6750
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 20th Senate District
2019-S6750 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 & 27-3003, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S5888
2023-2024: S7345
2019-S6750 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6750 REVISED 09/26/2019 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the "NY plastic free act" PURPOSE: To ban the purchase of certain single-use plastics by all agencies and departments, which are fully or, partially funded by the state of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Establishes the "Environmentally Conscious Purchasing Act" Section 2 - Amends the state finance law to ban all agencies and depart- ments, which receive full or partial state funding to purchase certain single-use plastic products. Section 3 - Contains the effective date.
2019-S6750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6750 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the "NY plastic free act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NY plastic free act". § 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 NY PLASTIC FREE ACT SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITION. 27-3003. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS PROHIBITED. § 27-3001. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, "SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS" SHALL INCLUDE: 1. PLASTIC BAGS; 2. CLING FILM PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING; 3. NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTIC BOTTLES; 4. PLASTIC STRAWS; 5. PLASTIC PLATES, NON-REUSABLE PLASTIC CONTAINERS, PLASTIC CUPS, PLASTIC LIDS, AND PLASTIC STIRRERS; 6. PLASTIC CUTLERY; 7. PLASTIC RINGS USED IN PACKAGING; 8. STYROFOAM PLATES, STYROFOAM TAKE-AWAY CONTAINERS AND STYROFOAM TRAYS; AND 9. ANY OTHER SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS DETERMINED TO BE INCLUDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. § 27-3003. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS PROHIBITED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13839-02-9
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