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NY A 1189

in committee

Limits tinted green and brown to compostable plastic bags for the purposes of bag waste reduction

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 1189 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1189 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY A 1189 about?

Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag.

Who sponsors NY A 1189?

Amy Paulin is the primary sponsor of NY A 1189, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Amy Paulinprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8428not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4144not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1260

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1189?summary=&detail=

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