Legislative Bill Drafting Commission 12007-02-8 S. -------Senate -------- IN SENATE--Introduced by Sen --read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on -------- A. Assembly -------- s15 Addabbo s03 Croci s27 Hoylman s25 Montgomery s23 Savino s52 Akshar s50 DeFrancisco s60 Jacobs s40 Murphy s41 Serino s31 Alcantara s18 Dilan s09 Kaminsky s58 O'Mara s29 Serrano s46 Amedore s17 Felder s26 Kavanagh s62 Ortt s51 Seward s11 Avella s02 Flanagan s63 Kennedy s21 Parker s16 Stavisky s36 Bailey s55 Funke s34 Klein s13 Peralta s35 Stewart- s30 Benjamin s59 Gallivan s28 Krueger s19 Persaud Cousins s42 Bonacic s12 Gianaris s24 Lanza s07 Phillips s49 Tedisco s04 Boyle s22 Golden s39 Larkin s61 Ranzenhofer s53 Valesky s44 Breslin s47 Griffo s01 LaValle s48 Ritchie s57 Young s08 Brooks s20 Hamilton s45 Little s33 Rivera s32 s38 Carlucci s06 Hannon s05 Marcellino s56 Robach s37 s14 Comrie s54 Helming s43 Marchione s10 Sanders The Members of the Assembly whose names are circled below wish to join me in the multi-sponsorship of this proposal: with M. of A. as co-sponsors --read once and referred to the Committee on prohibiting The senators whose names are circled below wish to join me in the sponsorship of this proposal: IN ASSEMBLY__________________________________________________ Assembly introducer's signature IN ASSEMBLY--Introduced by M. of A. *ENVCONLA* (Relates to carryout bags) IN SENATE____________________________________________________ Senate introducer's signature plastic -------En Con L. plastic bags prohibit AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting plastic carryout bags The People of the State of New __________________________________ ____________________________________ York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: ______________________________ a049 Abbate a034 DenDekker a115 Jones a132 Palmesano a114 Stec a092 Abinanti a070 Dickens a077 Joyner a002 Palumbo a110 Steck a084 Arroyo a054 Dilan a040 Kim a088 Paulin a127 Stirpe a035 Aubry a081 Dinowitz a131 Kolb a009 Pellegrino a071 Taylor a120 Barclay a147 DiPietro a105 Lalor a141 Peoples- a001 Thiele a030 Barnwell a016 D'Urso a013 Lavine a106 Barrett a004 Englebright a134 Lawrence a058 Perry a060 Barron a133 Errigo a050 Lentol a023 Pheffer a082 Benedetto a109 Fahy a125 Lifton Amato a042 Bichotte a126 Finch a123 Lupardo a086 Pichardo a143 Wallace a079 Blake a008 Fitzpatrick a121 Magee a089 Pretlow a112 Walsh a117 Blankenbush a124 Friend a129 Magnarelli a073 Quart a146 Walter a098 Brabenec a095 Galef a064 Malliotakis a019 Ra a041 Weinstein a026 Braunstein a137 Gantt a090 Mayer a012 Raia a024 Weprin a119 Brindisi a007 Garbarino a108 McDonald a006 Ramos a059 Williams a138 Bronson a148 Giglio a014 McDonough a043 Richardson a113 Woerner a093 Buchwald a066 Glick a101 Miller, B. a056 Wright a118 Butler a150 Goodell a038 Miller, M.G. a068 Rodriguez a094 Byrne a075 Gottfried a020 Miller, M.L. a103 Cahill a100 Gunther a015 Montesano a067 Rosenthal, L. a010 a044 Carroll a139 Hawley a136 Morelle a025 Rozic a017 a062 Castorina a083 Heastie a145 Morinello a149 Ryan a039 a047 Colton a028 Hevesi a057 Mosley a111 Santabarbara a046 a032 Cook a048 Hikind a003 Murray a140 Schimminger a074 a085 Crespo a018 Hooper a065 Niou a076 Seawright a122 Crouch a128 Hunter a037 Nolan a087 Sepulveda a102 a021 Curran a029 Hyndman a144 Norris a052 Simon a104 a063 Cusick a097 Jaffee a130 Oaks a036 Simotas a107 a045 Cymbrowitz a011 Jean-Pierre a069 O'Donnell a104 a142 a053 Davila a116 Jenne a051 Ortiz a099 Skoufis a072 De La Rosa a135 Johns a091 Otis a022 Solages Stokes a078 Rivera a061 Titone a031 Titus a033 Vanel a055 Walker a096 Zebrowski a027 Rosenthal, D. a005 a080 1) Single House Bill (introduced and printed separately in either or both houses). Uni-Bill (introduced simultaneously in both houses and printed as one bill. Senate and Assembly introducer sign the same copy of the bill). 2) Circle names of co-sponsors and return to introduction clerk with 2 signed copies of bill and 4 copies of memorandum in support (single house); or 4 signed copies of bill and 8 copies of memorandum in support (uni-bill). LBDC 04/17/18 04/23/18 1 2 Section 1. 12007-02-8 The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 27-2708 to read as follows: 3 ____________________________________________ § 27-2708. Plastic carryout bag prohibition. 4 5 ______________________________________________________________________ 1. Beginning January first, two thousand nineteen, the provision of ______________________________________________________________________ plastic carryout bags at any point of sale to customers is prohibited. 6 ______________________________________________________________________ 2. This prohibition does not apply to (i) a reusable bag that is not 7 ________________________________________________________________________ made of film plastic or a compostable bag; (ii) a plastic bag used sole- 8 ________________________________________________________________________ ly to contain or wrap uncooked meat, fish, or poultry; (iii) a plastic 9 ________________________________________________________________________ bag used by a customer solely to package bulk items, such as fruits, 10 ________________________________________________________________________ vegetables, nuts, grains, or candy; (iv) a plastic bag used solely to 11 ________________________________________________________________________ contain food sliced to order; (v) a plastic bag used solely to contain a 12 ________________________________________________________________________ newspaper for delivery to a subscriber; (vi) plastic bags sold in bulk; 13 ________________________________________________________________________ (vii) a plastic bag prepackaged for sale to a customer including, but 14 ________________________________________________________________________ not limited to, a trash bag and a food storage bag; (viii) a plastic 15 ________________________________________________________________________ garment bag; (ix) a plastic bag provided by a restaurant, tavern or 16 ________________________________________________________________________ similar establishment to carry out or deliver food; or (x) any other bag 17 __________________________________________ exempted by the department in regulations. 18 § 2. Section 27-2713 of the environmental conservation law, as amended 19 by chapter 481 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 20 § 27-2713. Preemption. 21 Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to plastic bag and film plastic 22 recycling ______________________________________________________________ and fees or other measures associated with reducing the use of 23 ________________ single use bags is by this article vested exclusively in the state. Any 24 provision of any local law or 25 promulgated 26 plastic ________________________________________________________________ and fees or other measures associated with single use bags 27 shall, 28 however, nothing in this section shall preclude a person from coordinat- upon thereto, the ordinance, governing or any rule or regulation the recycling of plastic bags and film effective date of this title, be preempted. Provided 04/23/18 3 12007-02-8 1 ing for recycling or reuse the collection of plastic bags or film 2 tic. 3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. plas-