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