Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 25, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 21, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.368 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
reported |
Mar 05, 2024 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 29, 2024 |
print number 4943a |
Feb 29, 2024 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 27, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A4943A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Anna Kelles
Eddie Gibbs
Karines Reyes
Dana Levenberg
2023-A4943 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4414
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 27 Title 30 Title Head, §§27-3001, 27-3003, 27-3005 & 27-3007, En Con L
2023-A4943 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4943 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene contain- ers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The title heading of title 30 of article 27 of the environ- mental conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM CONTAINER [AND], POLYSTYRENE LOOSE FILL PACKAGING AND POLYSTYRENE COOLER BAN § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 27-3001 of the environmental conserva- tion law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4. "Manufacturer" means every person, firm or corporation that produc- es or imports polystyrene loose fill packaging that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state, OR THAT MAKES EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE PORTABLE CONTAINERS THAT ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR COLD STORAGE. § 3. The section heading of section 27-3003 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to subdivision 1 to read as follows: Expanded polystyrene foam container [and], polystyrene loose fill packaging, AND POLYSTYRENE COOLER ban. (C) BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, NO COVERED FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER, MANUFACTURER OR STORE SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTE EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS THAT ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR COLD STORAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COOLERS AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06060-01-3 A. 4943 2
co-Sponsors
Anna Kelles
Eddie Gibbs
Karines Reyes
Dana Levenberg
2023-A4943A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4414
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 27 Title 30 Title Head, §§27-3001, 27-3003, 27-3005 & 27-3007, En Con L
2023-A4943A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4943--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, KELLES, GIBBS, REYES, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord- ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene contain- ers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The title heading of title 30 of article 27 of the environ- mental conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM [CONTAINER] CONTAINERS AND POLYSTYRENE LOOSE FILL PACKAGING BAN § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 27-3001 of the environmental conserva- tion law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4. "Manufacturer" means every person, firm or corporation that produc- es or imports polystyrene loose fill packaging OR EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS THAT ARE NOT WHOLLY ENCAPSULATED OR ENCASED WITHIN A MORE DURABLE CONTAINER AND ARE DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR COLD STOR- AGE that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state. § 3. The section heading of section 27-3003 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to subdivision 1 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06060-06-4 A. 4943--A 2
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