Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 06, 2019 |
reported referred to rules |
Mar 05, 2019 |
print number 1437a |
Mar 05, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 15, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A1437A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2019-A1437 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7129
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3003, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
A10948
2021-2022: A3105, A7201, S1581
2023-2024: S3224
2019-A1437 - Summary
Relates to requiring state and municipal agencies to purchase compostable single use tableware; requires state and municipal agencies purchasing single use tableware to purchase single use tableware made from material that is compostable unless there is no affordable compostable product available.
2019-A1437 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1437 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2019 ___________ 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 requiring state and municipal agencies to purchase compostable single use silverware THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 COMPOSTABLE SINGLE USE SILVERWARE SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. 27-3003. REQUIRED COMPOSTABLE SINGLE USE SILVERWARE. § 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "AFFORDABLE" MEANS PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF THE NON-COMPOSTABLE ALTERNATIVE. 2. "AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO- RATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION. 3. "COMPOSTABLE" MEANS ALL THE MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCT WILL (A) UNDERGO DEGRADATION BY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES DURING COMPOSTING TO YIELD CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND BIOMASS AT A RATE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER KNOWN COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS AND (B) LEAVE NO VISI- BLE, DISTINGUISHABLE OR TOXIC RESIDUE, INCLUDING NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF COMPOSTS TO SUPPORT PLANT GROWTH ONCE THE FINISHED COMPOST IS PLACED IN SOIL. 4. "MUNICIPAL" MEANS A VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY. 5. "SINGLE USE SILVERWARE" MEANS ALL FORKS, SPOONS AND KNIVES THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR ONE-TIME USE. § 27-3003. REQUIRED COMPOSTABLE SINGLE USE SILVERWARE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Anthony D'Urso
William Colton
2019-A1437A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7129
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3003, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
A10948
2021-2022: A3105, A7201, S1581
2023-2024: S3224
2019-A1437A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to requiring state and municipal agencies to purchase compostable single use tableware; requires state and municipal agencies purchasing single use tableware to purchase single use tableware made from material that is compostable unless there is no affordable compostable product available.
2019-A1437A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1437--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation -- 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 requiring state and municipal agencies to purchase compostable single use tableware THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 COMPOSTABLE SINGLE USE TABLEWARE SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. 27-3003. REQUIRED COMPOSTABLE SINGLE USE TABLEWARE. § 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "AFFORDABLE" MEANS PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF THE NON-COMPOSTABLE ALTERNATIVE. 2. "AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO- RATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION. 3. "COMPOSTABLE" MEANS ALL THE MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCT WILL (A) UNDERGO DEGRADATION BY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES DURING COMPOSTING TO YIELD CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND BIOMASS AT A RATE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER KNOWN COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS AND (B) LEAVE NO VISI- BLE, DISTINGUISHABLE OR TOXIC RESIDUE, INCLUDING NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF COMPOSTS TO SUPPORT PLANT GROWTH ONCE THE FINISHED COMPOST IS PLACED IN SOIL. 4. "MUNICIPAL" MEANS A VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02538-02-9
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