New York Senate Bill 1497: Implements a one year phase-in period for a local law, ordinance or resolution imposing a paper carryout bag reduction fee where forty percent of such fees are returned to such county or city for the purpose of purchasing and distributing reusable bags, with priority given to low- and fixed-income communities, and after the first year, such forty percent of fees shall be remitted to the person who collected the fees.

New York · 2025-2026 session

Status: Introduced

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REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (2026-03-25)

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