Senate Bill S1477A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibitions on single-use plastic straws and stirrers in restaurants

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Archive: Last 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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2019-S1477 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A90
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3005, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8726, A9994
2021-2022: S1505, A207
2023-2024: S3186, A112

2019-S1477 - Summary

Requires that restaurants only provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.

2019-S1477 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1477 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1477
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 and the general busi-
   ness law, in relation to prohibitions on single-use plastic straws  in
   restaurants

   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 28 to read as follows:
 
                                 TITLE 28
                        PLASTIC STRAW RESTRICTIONS
 SECTION 27-2801. DEFINITIONS.
         27-2803. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS.
         27-2805. ENFORCEMENT.
 § 27-2801. DEFINITIONS.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, "RESTAURANT" MEANS ANY DINER OR  OTHER
 EATING OR BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH OFFERS FOR SALE FOOD OR BEVERAG-
 ES  TO THE PUBLIC, GUESTS, MEMBERS, OR PATRONS, WHERE THE FOOD OR BEVER-
 AGES ARE CUSTOMARILY CONSUMED ON THE  PREMISES.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 TITLE, "RESTAURANT" SHALL INCLUDE A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, BAR, COFFEE
 SHOP,  CAFETERIA,  LUNCHEONETTE,  OR SHORT ORDER CAFE; HOWEVER, "RESTAU-
 RANT" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A SANDWICH STAND, SODA  FOUNTAIN,  DRIVE-THROUGH
 PORTION  OF  A  RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT, OR ANY ESTABLISHMENT OR
 PORTION OF A RESTAURANT WHERE FOOD OR BEVERAGES ARE CUSTOMARILY CONSUMED
 OFF THE PREMISES.
 § 27-2803. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS.
   1. RESTAURANTS SHALL ONLY PROVIDE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS TO CUSTOM-
 ERS WHEN EXPLICITLY REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMER OR SELECTED BY THE CONSUM-
 ER FROM A SELF-SERVICE DISPENSER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01864-01-9
              

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2019-S1477A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A90
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3005, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8726, A9994
2021-2022: S1505, A207
2023-2024: S3186, A112

2019-S1477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that restaurants only provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.

2019-S1477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1477--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, METZGER, SALAZAR, SERRANO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation 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 and the general busi-
   ness law, in relation to prohibitions on single-use plastic straws and
   stirrers in restaurants
 
   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
                  PLASTIC STRAW AND STIRRER RESTRICTIONS
 SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3003. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND STIRRERS.
         27-3005. ENFORCEMENT.
 § 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
   FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, "RESTAURANT" MEANS ANY DINER OR OTHER
 EATING OR BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH OFFERS FOR SALE FOOD OR BEVERAG-
 ES TO THE PUBLIC,  GUESTS,  MEMBERS,  OR  PATRONS,  WHETHER  CONSUMPTION
 OCCURS ON OR OFF THE PREMISES.
 § 27-3003. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND STIRRERS.
   1.  (A)  RESTAURANTS  SHALL  ONLY PROVIDE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS TO
 CUSTOMERS WHEN EXPLICITLY REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMER.
   (B) NO INQUIRY INTO THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST SHALL BE MADE BY A FOOD
 SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT OR ANY  OF  ITS  EMPLOYEES  IN  CARRYING  OUT  THE
 REQUEST AUTHORIZED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01864-15-0
              

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