What's happening
This bill delays enforcement of New York’s bag waste reduction law until January 1, 2021 due to the COVID-19 emergency.
Why it matters
Shifts the timeline for businesses and consumers. by delaying enforcement, giving retailers and shoppers more time to adjust to the bag waste reduction requirements during a period of heightened public health concerns.
Temporarily halts all related regulations and penalties. , meaning there will be no fines or enforcement actions for non-compliance with the bag ban until the new date, which could affect how stores handle bag distribution during the COVID-19 emergency.
Reflects the state’s prioritization of public health over environmental policy in a crisis. , acknowledging that reusable bag use and enforcement logistics present unique challenges during a pandemic, particularly for essential businesses and vulnerable populations.
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Delay Plastic Bag Ban
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- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10354
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, amending the environmental conservation law and other laws relating to establishing guidelines for bag waste reduction, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and suspends any rule or regulation concerning such bag waste reduction currently in effect until January 1, 2021 in response to the public health emergency related to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, amending the environmental conservation law and other laws relating to establishing guidelines for bag waste reduction, is amended to read as follows:
§ 5. This act shall take effect [March 1, 2020] January 1, 2021.
§ 2. Any rule or regulation established and/or enacted in furtherance of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019 are hereby suspended and shall resume effectiveness on January 1, 2021.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after March 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16014-02-0
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