---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging"
description: "Relates to the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4739"
citation: "New York A 4739 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FAHY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2020-12-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efbe70b4-52d7-4bee-97cc-3969d094f8c3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4739"
source_hash: "6902c957bcf6d754e1d10b23de0c68a8c395c1a9203ca1b923917f2e650df417"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4739 (2019-2020) — Relates to the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging

Relates to the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4739** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4739&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A4739A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4739A)
3. **A4739B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4739B)
4. **A4739C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4739C)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **118–23** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **48–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FAHY — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- ASHBY — cosponsor (person)
- BARNWELL — cosponsor (person)
- BARRETT — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BRONSON — cosponsor (person)
- BUCHWALD — cosponsor (person)
- BURKE — cosponsor (person)
- CARROLL — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- CUSICK — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DAVILA — cosponsor (person)
- DE LA ROSA — cosponsor (person)
- DINOWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- FERNANDEZ — cosponsor (person)
- FRONTUS — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GLICK — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
- HEVESI — cosponsor (person)
- HUNTER — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
- JAFFEE — cosponsor (person)
- JONES — cosponsor (person)
- KIM — cosponsor (person)
- LIFTON — cosponsor (person)
- LIPETRI — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MAGNARELLI — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER MG — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- NIOU — cosponsor (person)
- O'DONNELL — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- PAULIN — cosponsor (person)
- PEOPLES-STOKE — cosponsor (person)
- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- QUART — cosponsor (person)
- RAIA — cosponsor (person)
- REYES — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- RODRIGUEZ — cosponsor (person)
- ROMEO — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL D — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- ROZIC — cosponsor (person)
- RYAN — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- SIMOTAS — cosponsor (person)
- SOLAGES — cosponsor (person)
- STECK — cosponsor (person)
- STERN — cosponsor (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- VANEL — cosponsor (person)
- WALKER — cosponsor (person)
- WALLACE — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)
- WOERNER — cosponsor (person)
- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-03** PRINT NUMBER 4739A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** REPORTED
- **2019-06-18** RULES REPORT CAL.490
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.490
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED BY S2000A
- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.179
- **2020-01-13** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4739B `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-20** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4739C `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-23** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8817
- **2020-07-23** 3RD READING CAL.1026
- **2020-07-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-11-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-02** SIGNED CHAP.307 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efbe70b4-52d7-4bee-97cc-3969d094f8c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).