Assembly Bill A4144

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Limits tinted green and brown to compostable plastic bags for the purposes of bag waste reduction

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Current 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

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2023-A4144 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2071
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2801, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8428, S8613

2023-A4144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag.

2023-A4144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4144
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   limiting tinted green and brown to compostable plastic  bags  for  the
   purposes of bag waste reduction

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  27-2801  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. "Exempt bag" means a bag:  (a)  used  solely  to  contain  or  wrap
 uncooked  meat,  fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to
 package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables,  grains,  or  candy;  (c)
 bags  used  solely to contain food sliced or prepared to order; (d) bags
 used solely to contain a newspaper for delivery  to  a  subscriber;  (e)
 bags  sold  in  bulk to a consumer at the point of sale; (f) trash bags;
 (g) food storage bags; (h) garment bags; (i) bags prepackaged  for  sale
 to  a  customer;  (j)  plastic  carryout  bags provided by a restaurant,
 tavern or similar food service establishment, as defined  in  the  state
 sanitary  code,  to  carryout or deliver food; or (k) bags provided by a
 pharmacy to carry prescription drugs; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT  AN  EXEMPT
 BAG  SHALL NOT BE TINTED GREEN OR BROWN UNLESS IT IS A COMPOSTABLE PLAS-
 TIC BAG AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  27-2701  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00523-01-3

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