New York S 3217: Establishes extended producer responsibility for textiles

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S03217 Summary:

BILL NOS03217C

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SAME ASSAME AS A06193-C

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRMAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3423, amd §71-1701, En Con L; add §97-uuuu, St Fin L

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Establishes extended producer responsibility for textiles; requires a producer, either individually or cooperatively in a group or with a representative organization to submit to the department of environmental conservation a plan for the establishment of a collection program for textile covered products.

Go to top S03217 Actions:

BILL NOS03217C

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

09/15/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

09/15/2025PRINT NUMBER 3217A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/30/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/30/2026PRINT NUMBER 3217B

05/14/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/14/2026PRINT NUMBER 3217C

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3217--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
 law, in relation to establishing extended producer responsibility for
 textiles

 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 EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEXTILES
 5 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 6 27-3403. Textile disposal ban.
 7 27-3405. Producer plan.
 8 27-3407. Producer responsibilities.
 9 27-3409. Retailer, distributor and wholesaler responsibilities.
 10 27-3411. Department responsibilities.
 11 27-3413. Labeling requirements.
 12 27-3415. Textile stewardship advisory board.
 13 27-3417. Post-consumer requirements.
 14 27-3419. Enforcement and penalties.
 15 27-3421. Limits of liability for antitrust, restraint of trade,
 16 or unfair trade practices.
 17 27-3423. Rules and regulations.
 18 § 27-3401. Definitions.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06967-09-6

 S. 3217--C 2

 1 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 2 following meanings:
 3 1. "Apparel" means clothing and accessory items intended for regular
 4 wear or formal occasions, including, but not limited to, undergarments,
 5 shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, overalls, bodysuits, costumes, vests,
 6 dancewear, suits, saris, scarves, tops, leggings, school uniforms, leis-
 7 urewear, athletic wear, sports uniforms, everyday swimwear, formal wear,
 8 onesies, bibs, diapers, footwear, and everyday uniforms for workwear.
 9 Clothing items intended for regular wear or formal occasions does not
 10 include personal protective equipment or clothing items for exclusive
 11 use by the United States military.
 12 2. "Brand" means a trademark, including both a registered trademark
 13 and an unregistered trademark, a logo, a name, a symbol, a word, an
 14 identifier, or a traceable mark that identifies a covered textile and
 15 identifies the owner or licensee of the brand.
 16 3. "Collection program" or "program" means a program financed and
 17 implemented by producers, either individually, or through a represen-
 18 tative organization, that provides for, but is not limited to, the
 19 collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, proper end-of-life manage-
 20 ment, or an appropriate combina