Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 12, 2021 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S1505
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman
(D, WF) 27th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
José M. Serrano
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
S1505 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A207
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 31 §§27-3101 - 27-3105, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: S8726, A9994
2019-2020: S1477, A90
S1505 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1505 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: This bill will reduce plastic pollution by prohibiting bars and restau- rants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends article 27 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new title 30. Section two amends the general business law by adding a new section
S1505 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1505 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SERRANO -- 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 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. 2. RESTAURANTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STIRRERS. 3. (A) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE A RESTAURANT FROM PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH NON-PLASTIC STRAWS OR STIRRERS AS AN ALTERNA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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