Assembly Bill A207A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A207 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1505
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 33 §§27-3301 - 27-3305, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A207, S1505

2021-A207 - Summary

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

2021-A207 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    207
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, TAYLOR, GLICK, NIOU, GOTT-
   FRIED,  BARRON,  J. RIVERA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, GALEF, BARRETT, BRONSON,
   STECK, WEPRIN, FAHY, RAMOS, REYES, EPSTEIN, PAULIN, COLTON  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.    of A. THIELE -- read once and referred 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 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 31 to read as follows:
 
                                 TITLE 31
                  PLASTIC STRAW AND STIRRER RESTRICTIONS
 SECTION 27-3101. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3103. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND STIRRERS.
         27-3105. ENFORCEMENT.
 § 27-3101. 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.
 § 27-3103. 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
 RESTAURANT  OR  ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN CARRYING OUT THE REQUEST AUTHOR-
 IZED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A207A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1505
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 33 §§27-3301 - 27-3305, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A207, S1505

2021-A207A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A207A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  207--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, TAYLOR, GLICK, NIOU, GOTT-
   FRIED,  J. RIVERA,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON, GALEF, BARRETT, BRONSON, STECK,
   WEPRIN, FAHY, RAMOS, REYES, EPSTEIN, PAULIN, COLTON,  JACOBSON,  OTIS,
   McMAHON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, ZINERMAN, FERNANDEZ, PERRY, ABINAN-
   TI, HEVESI, BROWN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  THIELE  --  read
   once  and  referred  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation --
   reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to  the
   Committee  on  Codes  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   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 33 to read as follows:
 
                                 TITLE 33
                  PLASTIC STRAW AND STIRRER RESTRICTIONS
 SECTION 27-3301. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3303. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND STIRRERS.
         27-3305. ENFORCEMENT.
 § 27-3301. 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.
 § 27-3303. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND STIRRERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00359-05-2

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