Assembly Bill A4943

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage

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  • 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-A4943 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4414
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 27 Title 30 Title Head, §§27-3001, 27-3003, 27-3005 & 27-3007, En Con L

2023-A4943 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage beginning January 1, 2026.

2023-A4943 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4943
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene contain-
   ers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The title heading of title 30 of article 27 of the environ-
 mental  conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58
 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM  CONTAINER  [AND],  POLYSTYRENE  LOOSE  FILL
 PACKAGING AND POLYSTYRENE COOLER BAN
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 27-3001 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws  of
 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   4. "Manufacturer" means every person, firm or corporation that produc-
 es or imports polystyrene loose fill packaging that is sold, offered for
 sale,  or  distributed  in the state, OR THAT MAKES EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE
 PORTABLE CONTAINERS THAT ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE  USED  FOR  COLD
 STORAGE.
   §  3.  The  section  heading  of  section 27-3003 of the environmental
 conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to subdivision
 1 to read as follows:
   Expanded  polystyrene  foam  container  [and],  polystyrene loose fill
 packaging, AND POLYSTYRENE COOLER ban.
   (C) BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, NO COVERED FOOD
 SERVICE PROVIDER, MANUFACTURER OR STORE SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR  SALE,  OR
 DISTRIBUTE EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS THAT ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED
 TO  BE  USED  FOR COLD STORAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COOLERS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06060-01-3
 A. 4943                             2
              

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2023-A4943A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4414
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 27 Title 30 Title Head, §§27-3001, 27-3003, 27-3005 & 27-3007, En Con L

2023-A4943A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage beginning January 1, 2026.

2023-A4943A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4943--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN, KELLES, GIBBS, REYES, LEVENBERG -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Environmental  Conservation  --
   recommitted  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene contain-
   ers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The title heading of title 30 of article 27 of the environ-
 mental  conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58
 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 
             EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM [CONTAINER] CONTAINERS
                 AND POLYSTYRENE LOOSE FILL PACKAGING BAN
 
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 27-3001 of the  environmental  conserva-
 tion  law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of
 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   4. "Manufacturer" means every person, firm or corporation that produc-
 es or imports polystyrene loose fill packaging OR EXPANDED   POLYSTYRENE
 CONTAINERS    THAT  ARE NOT WHOLLY ENCAPSULATED OR ENCASED WITHIN A MORE
 DURABLE CONTAINER AND ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR COLD STOR-
 AGE that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state.
   § 3. The section heading  of  section  27-3003  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to subdivision
 1 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06060-06-4
 A. 4943--A                          2
              

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