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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6949: Relates to food service item waste reduction

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 6949 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to food service item waste reduction. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Kassay (Democratic). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.485.

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.

Prohibits public food service establishments operating in the state from providing excess food service items including single-use utensils, condiments, napkins and extra containers, to any customer except upon, and in accordance with, the express request of that customer.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 11 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rebecca KassayPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Nily RozicCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.485
  2. RULES REPORT CAL.485
  3. REPORTED
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. PRINT NUMBER 6949B
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. REFERRED TO CODES
  9. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  10. PRINT NUMBER 6949A
  11. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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