| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 01, 2016 |
print number 7524a |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to elections |
| May 06, 2016 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7524A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S7524 - Details
2015-S7524 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7524
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to
requiring that all printed political campaign mailing pieces include a
message about recycling the printed materials
PURPOSE :
This legislation requires that all political literature in New York
have a message printed on it that the material is recyclable.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 - The election law is amended to create a new section 3-111.
This section will require that all political literature included a
recycling symbol and the message "This material is recyclable. Please
properly recycle after use."
Section 2 - Immediately
JUSTIFICATION :
Elections in New York generate many forms of political literature
including mailings, handbills, palm cards, and other paper. The paper
material is recyclable. To encourage recipients to recycle this bill
would require a message noting that the material is recyclable.
2015-S7524 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7524
I N S E N A T E
May 6, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that all
printed political campaign mailing pieces include a message about
recycling the printed materials
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111
to read as follows:
S 3-111. RECYCLING OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL LITERATURE. ALL POLI-
TICAL LITERATURE IN NEW YORK STATE, WHETHER HAND-BILLED OR MAILED, SHALL
HAVE AFFIXED TO IT, THE RECYCLING LOGO SIGNIFIED BY THREE CHASING ARROWS
IN A TRIANGULAR CONFIGURATION, AND THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MESSAGE: "THIS
MATERIAL IS RECYCLABLE. PLEASE PROPERLY RECYCLE AFTER USE."
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09466-01-5
2015-S7524A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7524A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7524A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to
requiring that all printed political campaign mailing pieces,
containing or made of recyclable material, include a message about
recycling the printed materials
PURPOSE :
This legislation requires that all recyclable political literature in
New York have a message printed on it that the material is recyclable.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 - The election law is amended to create a new section 3-111.
This section will require that all recyclable political literature
include a recycling symbol and the message "This material is
recyclable. Please properly recycle after use."
Section 2 - Immediately
JUSTIFICATION :
Elections in New York generate many forms of political literature
including mailings, handbills, palm cards, and other paper. The paper
material is recyclable. To encourage recipients to recycle this bill
2015-S7524A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7524--A
I N S E N A T E
May 6, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that all
printed political campaign mailing pieces, containing or made of
recyclable material, include a message about recycling the printed
materials
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111
to read as follows:
S 3-111. RECYCLING OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL LITERATURE. ALL POLI-
TICAL LITERATURE IN NEW YORK STATE, WHETHER HAND-BILLED OR MAILED,
CONTAINING OR MADE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, SHALL HAVE AFFIXED TO IT, THE
RECYCLING LOGO SIGNIFIED BY THREE CHASING ARROWS IN A TRIANGULAR CONFIG-
URATION, AND THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MESSAGE: "THIS MATERIAL IS RECYCLA-
BLE. PLEASE PROPERLY RECYCLE AFTER USE."
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09466-05-6
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