| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to elections |
| May 20, 2021 |
print number 6689a |
| May 20, 2021 |
amend and recommit to elections |
| May 12, 2021 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S6689A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2021-S6689 - Details
2021-S6689 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6689
SPONSOR: MAY
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 recycl-
able material, include a message about recycling the printed materials
PURPOSE:
This legislation is designed to encourage the recycling of campaign and
political literature.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111 to
require that all recyclable political literature have a printed message
informing the reader that the material is recyclable.
Section 2: Establishes the effective date.
2021-S6689 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6689
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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, 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:
§ 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."
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2021-S6689A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S6689A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6689A
SPONSOR: MAY
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 recycl-
able material, include a message about recycling the printed materials
PURPOSE:
This legislation is designed to encourage the recycling of campaign and
political literature.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111 to
require that all recyclable political literature have a printed message
informing the reader that the material is recyclable.
Section 2: Establishes the effective date.
2021-S6689A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6689--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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:
§ 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."
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00105-03-1
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