New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 602
Relates to prohibitions on single-use plastic straws and stirrers in restaurants
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal (Democratic)
Cosponsors (25)
- Donna Lupardo (Democratic)
- Deborah Glick (Democratic)
- Al Taylor (Democratic)
- Rebecca Seawright (Democratic)
- Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
- Didi Barrett (Democratic)
- Harry B. Bronson (Democratic)
- Phil Steck (Democratic)
- David Weprin (Democratic)
- Philip Ramos (Democratic)
- Karines Reyes (Democratic)
- Harvey Epstein
- Amy Paulin (Democratic)
- William Colton (Democratic)
- Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic)
- Steven Otis (Democratic)
- Karen McMahon (Democratic)
- Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families)
- Stefani Zinerman (Democratic)
- Andrew Hevesi (Democratic)
- Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families)
- MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic/Working Families)
- Keith Brown (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Michael Novakhov (Republican/Conservative)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - Jan 8, 2025 · House
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