New York A 6949: Relates to food service item waste reduction

Status: PRINT NUMBER 6949B (as of 2026-05-28)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6949

Sponsors: Rebecca Kassay, Albert A. Stirpe, Alex Bores, Anna Kelles, Charles Fall, Charles Lavine, Claire Valdez, Dana Levenberg, Deborah Glick, Emily Gallagher, Gabriella Romero, Harry B. Bronson, Harvey Epstein, Jen Lunsford, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Karen McMahon, Keith Brown, Linda Rosenthal, MaryJane Shimsky, Nily Rozic, Patrick J. Carroll, Paula Kay, Phil Steck, Sarahana Shrestha, Steve Stern

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A06949 Summary:

BILL NOA06949B

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SAME ASSAME AS S03911-B

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SPONSORKassay

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Bores, Carroll P, Conrad, Epstein, Rozic, Valdez, Gonzalez-Rojas, Romero, Stirpe,
 Shrestha, Schiavoni, Kay, Levenberg, Shimsky, Lunsford, McMahon, Bronson, Kelles, Otis, Fall,
 Gallagher, Tapia, Brown K, Stern, Steck, Glick, Lavine

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3407, En Con L; amd §92-s, St Fin L

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Prohibits public food service establishments operating in the state from providing excess food service items including single-use utensils, condiments, napkins and extra containers, to any customer except upon, and in accordance with, the express request of that customer.

Go to top A06949 Actions:

BILL NOA06949B

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03/18/2025referred to environmental conservation

05/23/2025amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

05/23/2025print number 6949a

05/28/2025reported referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

05/13/2026reported referred to ways and means

05/28/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

05/28/2026print number 6949b

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

06/04/2026reported 

06/04/2026rules report cal.485

06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.485

Go to topA06949 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:21/8 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsExcusedManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownAye

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

EpsteinAyeSlaterNay

McMahonAyeBaileyNay

BurdickAyeSempolinskiNay

LunsfordAye

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:14/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:20/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecExcused

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:23/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA06949 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06949 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6949--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY, ROSENTHAL, BORES, P. CARROLL, CONRAD,
 ROZIC, VALDEZ, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROMERO, STIRPE, SHRESTHA, SCHIAVONI,
 KAY, LEVENBERG, SHIMSKY, LUNSFORD, McMAHON, BRONSON, KELLES, OTIS,
 FALL, GALLAGHER, TAPIA, K. BROWN, STERN, STECK, GLICK, LAVINE -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance
 with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means -- 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 food service item waste reduction

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Sen

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