Assembly Bill A8578A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires that all printed political campaign mailing pieces, containing or made of recyclable material, include a message about recycling the printed materials

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8578 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7524
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-111, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5999, S4781
2017-2018: A1659, S5796
2019-2020: A1866
2021-2022: A1340
2023-2024: A252

2015-A8578 - Summary

Requires that all printed political campaign mailing pieces, containing or made of recyclable material, include a message about recycling the printed materials.

2015-A8578 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8578

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, COOK, ORTIZ, STECK, LIFTON, PEOPLES-
  STOKES, LUPARDO, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
  MAGEE,  ROBINSON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  requiring  that  all
  printed  political  campaign  mailing  pieces  include a message about
  recycling the printed materials

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111
to read as follows:
  S 3-111. RECYCLING OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL LITERATURE.    ALL  POLI-
TICAL LITERATURE IN NEW YORK STATE, WHETHER HAND-BILLED OR MAILED, SHALL
HAVE AFFIXED TO IT, THE RECYCLING LOGO SIGNIFIED BY THREE CHASING ARROWS
IN  A TRIANGULAR CONFIGURATION, AND THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MESSAGE: "THIS
MATERIAL IS RECYCLABLE.  PLEASE PROPERLY RECYCLE AFTER USE."
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09466-01-5

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2015-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7524
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-111, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5999, S4781
2017-2018: A1659, S5796
2019-2020: A1866
2021-2022: A1340
2023-2024: A252

2015-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all printed political campaign mailing pieces, containing or made of recyclable material, include a message about recycling the printed materials.

2015-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8578--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, COOK, ORTIZ, STECK, LIFTON, PEOPLES-
  STOKES, LUPARDO, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,
  MAGEE,  ROBINSON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Election Law -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Election  Law  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to requiring that all
  printed political campaign  mailing  pieces,  containing  or  made  of
  recyclable  material,  include  a  message about recycling the printed
  materials

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-111
to read as follows:
  S 3-111. RECYCLING OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL LITERATURE.    ALL  POLI-
TICAL  LITERATURE  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE,  WHETHER HAND-BILLED OR MAILED,
CONTAINING OR MADE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, SHALL HAVE AFFIXED TO IT, THE
RECYCLING LOGO SIGNIFIED BY THREE CHASING ARROWS IN A TRIANGULAR CONFIG-
URATION, AND THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MESSAGE: "THIS MATERIAL  IS  RECYCLA-
BLE.  PLEASE PROPERLY RECYCLE AFTER USE."
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09466-04-6

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