Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 15, 2021 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jun 11, 2021 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A8127
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PICHARDO
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Robert J. Rodriguez
2021-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §27-2811, En Con L; add §99-nn, St Fin L
2021-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the healthy bodega fund act which relates to the statewide carryout bag reduction fee that shall be imposed at a rate of five cents on any plastic carryout bag or paper carryout bag; creates a healthy bodega program fund that will receive two cents for every bag reduction fee of five cents.
2021-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8127 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the healthy bodega fund act; and provid- ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof 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 "healthy bodega fund act". § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-2811 to read as follows: § 27-2811. STATEWIDE CARRYOUT BAG REDUCTION FEE. 1. (A) THERE SHALL BE A STATEWIDE TAX IMPOSED AT A RATE OF FIVE CENTS ON ANY PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG OR PAPER CARRYOUT BAG TO BE KNOWN AS A CARRYOUT BAG REDUCTION FEE. SUCH CARRYOUT BAG REDUCTION FEE, WHETHER OR NOT ANY TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY IS SOLD THEREWITH, SHALL BE IMPOSED AT A RATE OF FIVE CENTS ON EACH PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG AND PAPER CARRYOUT BAG PROVIDED BY A PERSON REQUIRED TO COLLECT TAX TO A CUSTOMER IN THIS STATE. THE PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG AND PAPER CARRYOUT BAG REDUCTION FEE MUST BE REFLECTED AND MADE PAYABLE ON THE SALES SLIP, INVOICE, RECEIPT, OR OTHER STATEMENT OF THE PRICE RENDERED TO THE CUSTOMER. (B) SUCH CARRYOUT BAG REDUCTION FEE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A RECEIPT FOR THE SALE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAX, PURSUANT TO ARTI- CLES TWENTY-EIGHT AND TWENTY-NINE OF THE TAX LAW, AND TRANSFER OF A BAG TO A CUSTOMER BY A PERSON REQUIRED TO COLLECT TAX SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A RETAIL SALE. (C) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TO ADOPT OR AMEND A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION REQUIRING THE IMPOSITION OF ANY FEE ON THE PROVISION OF A PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG OR PAPER CARRYOUT BAG BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11725-03-1
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