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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8007: Relates to requiring food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers

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 8007 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers. Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8007B.

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.

Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna KellesPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8007B
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  3. PRINT NUMBER 8007A
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  6. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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