Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(9) (1) (0) (0)
Sponsor · State Senator, District 16 · Democratic
Senate bill · S420 (2025-26)
Relates to false claims about recyclability and plastic container labeling
Latest action Feb 4, 2026
Summary
Provides that it is deceptive to misrepresent that a product or package is recyclable unless it can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item; requires the department of environmental conservation to develop regulations on types and forms of plastic products and packaging for which a claim of recyclability may be made; requires all rigid plastic containers sold in this state be labeled with a code that indicates the resin used to produce such container; makes related provisions.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
New York State Senate
Same as A6671, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.
Committee
Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that plastic packaging is labeled correctly.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)
Cosponsors
Carrie Woerner, Liz Krueger and 2 more on Agora
- Democratic4
The sponsor's argument
Why John Liu says this is needed
Many U.S. consumer companies and retailers sell plastic products that cannot be readily recycled but still label those products as recyclable. As a result, consumers who make purchases with sustainability in mind attempt to recycle these products only to have them end up in a land- fill. This legislation would help ensure that products labeled as recyclable, in fact, meet those criteria.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
- Mar 7, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
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- Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
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