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S 1497 NY

Relates to the paper carryout bag reduction fee

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2025

Latest action (Mar 25, 2026) REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

Summary

Implements a one year phase-in period for a local law, ordinance or resolution imposing a paper carryout bag reduction fee where forty percent of such fees are returned to such county or city for the purpose of purchasing and distributing reusable bags, with priority given to low- and fixed-income communities, and after the first year, such forty percent of fees shall be remitted to the person who collected the fees.

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Action history (4)
  1. Jan 10, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
  2. May 28, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  3. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
  4. Mar 25, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper

Text versions (2)

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  • S1497 · HTML
  • S1497 · PDF

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