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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage"
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description: "Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage beginning January 1, 2026."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "A 4943"
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citation: "New York A 4943 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Harvey Epstein"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-27"
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last_action: "2024-12-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cbd6303-3dfd-4aa0-80f6-e56fa1227031"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4943"
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source_hash: "a16d3e35e4423882dd0810501cd7ae65430f2d3e365bb28e5bd92d34af199311"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 4943 (2023-2024) — Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage
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Relates to prohibiting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage beginning January 1, 2026.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A4943** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4943&term=2023&Text=Y)
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2. **A4943A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4943A)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote - Version: A — **58–1** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **146–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Harvey Epstein — primary (person)
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- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
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- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
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- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
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- Eddie Gibbs — cosponsor (person)
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- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-27** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-29** PRINT NUMBER 4943A `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-19** REPORTED
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- **2024-03-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.368
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- **2024-03-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2024-03-25** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4414A
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- **2024-05-08** 3RD READING CAL.816
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- **2024-05-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2024-05-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2024-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-12-13** SIGNED CHAP.594 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-12-13** APPROVAL MEMO.40
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cbd6303-3dfd-4aa0-80f6-e56fa1227031`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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