New York A 1532: Relates to the sale of composting bags

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A01532 Summary:

BILL NOA01532 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3407, En Con L

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Requires composting bags sold within the state be made of paper.

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BILL NOA01532 

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01/10/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1532

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 sale of composting bags

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 34
 4 REGULATION OF COMPOSTING BAGS
 5 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 6 27-3403. Regulation of the sale of composting bags.
 7 27-3405. Violations.
 8 27-3407. Regulations.
 9 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 10 As used in this title:
 11 1. "Manufacturer" shall mean any person, firm, association, partner-
 12 ship, or corporation, which makes plastic trash bags to be used in the
 13 disposal of waste.
 14 2. "Composting bag" shall mean a bag intended to hold, store, or
 15 transport compost materials, including but not limited to composting
 16 bags, yard bags, and leaf bags.
 17 3. "Compost materials" shall mean leaves, grass clippings, garden
 18 debris, vegetative residue that is recognizable as part of a plant or
 19 vegetable, small or chipped branches, and similar material.
 20 4. "Retailer" shall mean any person, firm or corporation that engages
 21 in the sale of composting bags.
 22 § 27-3403. Regulation of the sale of composting bags.
 23 Every composting bag offered for sale or sold by a retailer in this
 24 state shall be made from paper.
 25 § 27-3405. Violations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03089-01-5

 A. 1532 2

 1 1. Any retailer found to be in violation of this title shall receive a
 2 warning notice for the first violation. Any retailer found to subse-
 3 quently be in violation of this title shall be subject to a penalty of
 4 five hundred dollars per violation.
 5 2. Any manufacturer found in violation of this title shall be subject
 6 to a penalty of five hundred dollars per violation.
 7 § 27-3407. Regulations.
 8 The department is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations
 9 necessary to implement the provisions of this title.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

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