New York A 2324: Allows certain reusable beverage containers in sports venues

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A02324 Summary:

BILL NOA02324 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03993

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SPONSOREpstein

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COSPNSRLupardo, Glick, Stirpe, Fall, Levenberg, Lunsford, Zaccaro, Dinowitz, Kelles, Clark,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Davila, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §391-r, Gen Bus L

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Allows certain reusable beverage containers in sports venues.

Go to top A02324 Actions:

BILL NOA02324 

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01/16/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

04/28/2025reported referred to codes

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

12/08/2025enacting clause stricken

Go to topA02324 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinNay

FallAyeMillerNay

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoNay

ForrestAyeBolognaNay

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezExcused

CunninghamAye

TorresExcused

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

SimonAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAbsent

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA02324 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02324 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2324

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, LUPARDO, GLICK, STIRPE, FALL, LEVENBERG,
 LUNSFORD, ZACCARO, DINOWITZ, KELLES, CLARK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA,
 K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
 Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to allowing
 certain reusable beverage containers in sports venues

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 391-r to read as follows:
 3 § 391-r. Reusable beverage containers in sports venues. 1. For
 4 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (a) "reusable beverage container" means a drinking vessel that is
 7 composed primarily of aluminum or stainless steel, and is designed and
 8 manufactured to be capable of multiple reuses, including a bottle or
 9 cup.
 10 (b) "sports venue" means a building, structure, or place in which
 11 professional or collegiate sporting competitions are held.
 12 2. A sports venue shall not prohibit an individual attending any
 13 professional or collegiate sporting competition in such sports venue
 14 from bringing a reusable beverage container into the sports venue;
 15 provided, however:
 16 (a) a sports venue may require that reusable beverage containers be
 17 empty upon entering the sports venue;
 18 (b) a sports venue may require that the reusable beverage container
 19 not contain a cap; and
 20 (c) a sports venue may restrict reusable beverage containers capable
 21 of holding more than twenty-four fluid ounces.
 22 3. Any sports venue that violates this section or any rule promulgated
 23 pursuant thereto shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06229-01-5

 A. 2324 2

 1 hundred dollars for the first violation, and seven hundred fifty dollars
 2 for any subsequent violation.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 4 it shall have become a law.

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