A 1749 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act"

Summary

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 27, 2026

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A1749 → A1749A · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add new sponsors and advance it to a third reading. Substantively, the bill was reorganized to include new sections on funding mechanisms and service provider responsibilities. A key definition change was adding 'covered services' and 'de minimis producer' to clarify who must comply and how fees are structured.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include 'covered services' (collection, sorting, etc.) and to define exemptions for 'de minimis producers' based on revenue and volume thresholds.

DEFINITION

Added the definition of 'covered services' to specify which packaging management activities are regulated.

Added the definition of 'de minimis producer' to create an exemption for small businesses with low revenue and low material volume.

REQUIREMENT

Added new section 27-3413 to establish a funding mechanism for the program.

Added new section 27-3415 to address collection and convenience requirements.

Added new section 27-3417 to outline specific producer responsibilities.

Renamed section 27-3421 from 'Statewide packaging reduction...' to 'Service provider responsibilities' to clarify the duties of third-party handlers.

Renamed section 27-3433 to include 'reusable or refillable packaging requirements' in its title.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1749A

lower

Jun 16, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

1 primary · 76 co-sponsors