Senate Bill S2981

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the sale or manufacture of certain single-use plastic water bottles and single-use plastic beverage containers

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2023-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6990
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3409, En Con L; add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6719

2023-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the sale or manufacture of single-use plastic water bottles not comprised of one hundred percent recycled material; prohibits the sale of single-use plastic beverage containers comprised of less than seventy-five percent recycled materials; establishes penalties for violations; requires food service establishments to provide customers with tap water, beverages and leftovers in reusable beverage containers provided by a customer.

2023-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2981
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the  sale  or  manufacture  of  single-use  plastic water
   bottles comprised of less than one hundred percent recycled  materials
   and  to prohibiting the sale of single-use plastic beverage containers
   comprised of less than seventy-five percent recycled materials; and to
   amend the public health law, in relation  to  requiring  food  service
   establishments  to  provide  tap  water,  beverages  and  leftovers to
   customers in reusable containers, upon request
 
   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 34 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 34
               PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
 SECTION 27-3401. INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT.
         27-3403. STATE FUNDS FOR SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.
         27-3405. SINGLE-USE  PLASTIC  WATER  BOTTLES  COMPRISED  OF  ONE
                    HUNDRED PERCENT RECYCLED MATERIAL.
         27-3407. OTHER SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS  COMPRISED
                    OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT RECYCLED MATERIALS.
         27-3409. ENFORCEMENT.
 § 27-3401. INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT.
   1.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  CONDUCT  A  STUDY  RELATING  TO
 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC DRINKING WATER FILLING
 STATIONS AND WATER FOUNTAINS ACROSS THE STATE; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07234-01-3
 S. 2981                             2
 
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.