Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4055: Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to prohibit the use or sale of single use plastic straws and beverage stirrers in state parks.
What A 4055 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the use and sale of single-use plastic straws and beverage stirrers in state parks. The New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law will be amended to include a new provision that prohibits the use or sale of these items in state parks. This change is intended to reduce waste and promote environmental sustainability in state parks. The new rule will take effect 108 days after the bill is enacted.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4055 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to requiring the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to prohibit use or the sale of single use plastic straws and beverage stirrers in state parks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser- 2 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows: 3 24. Prohibit the use of sale of single use plastic straws and beverage 4 stirrers in state parks. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 6 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04737-01-5
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