NY S03044 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Establishes a framework for eliminating the use of plastic bags by certain stores, with limited exceptions; includes a requirement for certain stores to supply reuseable or recycled paper bags to recipients of SNAP and WIC benefits at no cost; establishes a "reuseable grocery bag fund".

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Title

Establishes a framework for eliminating the use of plastic bags by certain stores, with limited exceptions; includes a requirement for certain stores to supply reuseable or recycled paper bags to recipients of SNAP and WIC benefits at no cost; establishes a "reuseable grocery bag fund".

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08SenateREFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2019-02-01SenateREFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Same As/Similar To

A05792 (Same As) 2020-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation

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Bill Comments

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