Senate Bill S4947A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the expansion of the New York bottle bill

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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-S4947 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-1003, 27-1012, 27-1013 & 27-1015, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8651

2023-S4947 - Summary

Expands the New York bottle bill by including more types of eligible beverages and additional penalties.

2023-S4947 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4947 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4947
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   expansion of the New York bottle bill

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  27-1003 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part SS of  chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "Beverage"  means [carbonated soft drinks, water, beer, other malt
 beverages and a wine product as defined in subdivision  thirty-six-a  of
 section  three of the alcoholic beverage control law] ALL CARBONATED AND
 NON-CARBONATED DRINKS IN LIQUID FORM AND  INTENDED  FOR  INTERNAL  HUMAN
 CONSUMPTION,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER, SOFT DRINKS, MILK AND
 DAIRY DERIVED PRODUCTS,  SPORTS  DRINKS,  TEAS,  JUICES,  AND  ALCOHOLIC
 BEVERAGES. "Malt beverages" means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic
 fermentation  or  infusion  or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or other
 wholesome grain or cereal and water including, but not limited  to  ale,
 stout,  LAGER  or  malt  liquor.  "Water"  means any beverage identified
 through the use of letters, words or symbols on its product label  as  a
 type  of  water,  including any flavored water or nutritionally enhanced
 water, [provided, however, that "water" does not  include  any  beverage
 identified  as  a  type of water to which a sugar has been added] OR ANY
 BEVERAGE IDENTIFIED AS A TYPE OF WATER TO WHICH A SUGAR HAS BEEN  ADDED.
 "MILK"  MEANS WHOLE MILK, SKIM MILK, LOW-FAT MILK, CREAM, CULTURED MILK,
 OR ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE PRODUCTS. THE TERM "DAIRY DERIVED  PRODUCTS"
 INCLUDES  ANY  PRODUCT  OF  WHICH THE SINGLE LARGEST INGREDIENT IS MILK,
 MILK FAT, OR CULTURED MILK. "SPORTS DRINKS" MEANS DRINKS THAT ARE MOSTLY
 WATER, ELECTROLYTES (SUCH AS  SODIUM  OR  POTASSIUM)  AND  CARBOHYDRATES
 (SUCH  AS  SUCROSE  OR  FRUCTOSE).   "TEAS" MEANS DRINKS BREWED FROM TEA
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06467-01-3
              

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2023-S4947A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-1003, 27-1012, 27-1013 & 27-1015, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8651

2023-S4947A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the New York bottle bill by including more types of eligible beverages and additional penalties.

2023-S4947A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4947--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
   vation  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   expansion of the New York bottle bill
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  27-1003 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part SS of  chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "Beverage"  means [carbonated soft drinks, water, beer, other malt
 beverages and a wine product as defined in subdivision  thirty-six-a  of
 section  three of the alcoholic beverage control law] ALL CARBONATED AND
 NON-CARBONATED DRINKS IN LIQUID FORM AND  INTENDED  FOR  INTERNAL  HUMAN
 CONSUMPTION,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO WATER, SOFT DRINKS, SPORTS
 DRINKS, TEAS AND JUICES. "Malt beverages" means any beverage obtained by
 the alcoholic fermentation or infusion or  decoction  of  barley,  malt,
 hops,  or  other  wholesome grain or cereal and water including, but not
 limited to ale, stout, LAGER or malt liquor. "Water" means any  beverage
 identified  through  the use of letters, words or symbols on its product
 label as a type of water, including any flavored water or  nutritionally
 enhanced  water,  [provided,  however, that "water" does not include any
 beverage identified as a type of water to which a sugar has been  added]
 OR  ANY BEVERAGE IDENTIFIED AS A TYPE OF WATER TO WHICH A SUGAR HAS BEEN
 ADDED.  "SPORTS DRINKS" MEANS DRINKS THAT ARE MOSTLY WATER, ELECTROLYTES
 (SUCH AS SODIUM OR POTASSIUM) AND  CARBOHYDRATES  (SUCH  AS  SUCROSE  OR
 FRUCTOSE).   "TEAS" MEANS DRINKS BREWED FROM TEA LEAVES WHICH MAY OR MAY
 NOT INCLUDE SWEETENERS AND OTHER FLAVORS. "JUICES"  MEANS  DRINKS  WHICH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06467-02-4
              

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