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NY A05082

NY A05082
Prohibits hotels from making available to its hotel guests small plastic bottles containing hospitality personal care products; imposes a monetary penalty for violation of such prohibition after notice, and a hearing or opportunity to be heard.


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Introduced
02/10/2021
In Committee
04/20/2021
Crossed Over
04/26/2021
Passed
12/10/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/22/2021

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Prohibits hotels from making available to its hotel guests small plastic bottles containing hospitality personal care products; imposes a monetary penalty for violation of such prohibition after notice, and a hearing or opportunity to be heard.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits hotels from providing small plastic bottles containing hospitality personal care products to their guests. It imposes a monetary penalty for violations, starting with a warning notice and then fines of $250 for the first violation after the warning and $500 for subsequent violations in the same calendar year. The bill also vests exclusive jurisdiction over such restrictions on the provision of small plastic bottle hospitality personal care products in the state, preempting local laws. The bill specifies that any monies collected from the penalties will be deposited into the state's Environmental Protection Fund.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (40)

Steven Englebright (D)* Nader Sayegh (D)* Thomas Abinanti (D),  Jeffrion Aubry (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Keith Brown (R),  Sarah Clark (D),  Vivian Cook (D),  Catalina Cruz (D),  Carmen De La Rosa (D),  Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),  Harvey Epstein (D),  Patricia Fahy (D),  Sandy Galef (D),  Emily Gallagher (D),  Deborah Glick (D),  Jessica González-Rojas (D),  Richard Gottfried (D),  Judy Griffin (D),  Andrew Hevesi (D),  Anna Kelles (D),  Charles Lavine (D),  John McDonald (D),  Yuh-Line Niou (D),  Amy Paulin (D),  N. Nick Perry (D),  Stacey Pheffer Amato (D),  Jenifer Rajkumar (D),  Karines Reyes (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Nily Rozic (D),  Rebecca Seawright (D),  Gina Sillitti (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Phil Steck (D),  Al Stirpe (D),  Fred Thiele (D),  David Weprin (D),  Carrie Woerner (D),  Ken Zebrowski (D), 

Last Action

approval memo.101 (on 12/22/2021)

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