New York Senate Bill S05865 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5865 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by the state and any govern- mental entity or political subdivision or public benefit corporation thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Prohibition on the purchase of single-use plastic bottles. 4 a. Except as provided in this subdivision, the state and any govern- 5 mental agency or political subdivision or public benefit corporation of 6 the state shall not purchase or obtain for any purpose any single-use 7 plastic bottles. 8 b. This subdivision shall not apply: 9 (i) when no other alternative is available or practicable; 10 (ii) when necessary to address health requirements and emergencies; or 11 (iii) when compliance with this subdivision would conflict with 12 contract requirements in existence as of the effective date of this 13 subdivision. 14 c. The attorney general shall investigate any violation of this subdi- 15 vision and provide a report to the governor, the temporary president of 16 the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05698-01-5