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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6020: Relates to the regulation of the sale of plastic trash bags

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6020 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the regulation of the sale of plastic trash bags. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Regulates the sale of plastic trash bags; requires plastic trash bags be made of 30% post-consumer materials.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  2. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source