New York A 6003: Relates to eye and tissue donation

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A06003 Summary:

BILL NOA06003 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01492

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRSteck, Rosenthal, Kay, McDonough, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §27-2801, En Con L

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Removes the exemption for restaurants, taverns or similar food service establishments from the New York state bag waste reduction act.

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BILL NOA06003 

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02/25/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, STECK, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to plas-
 tic carryout bags provided by restaurants

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 27-2801 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the
 3 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. "Exempt bag" means a bag: (a) used solely to contain or wrap
 5 uncooked meat, fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to
 6 package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables, grains, or candy; (c)
 7 bags used solely to contain food sliced or prepared to order; (d) bags
 8 used solely to contain a newspaper for delivery to a subscriber; (e)
 9 bags sold in bulk to a consumer at the point of sale; (f) trash bags;
 10 (g) food storage bags; (h) garment bags; (i) bags prepackaged for sale
 11 to a customer; or (j) [plastic carryout bags provided by a restaurant,
 12 tavern or similar food service establishment, as defined in the state
 13 sanitary code, to carryout or deliver food; or (k)] bags provided by a
 14 pharmacy to carry prescription drugs.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00520-01-5

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