S 6071

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Creates the "Pennies for Parks" program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes a fee on single use plastic carryout bags.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-6071

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation

Senate in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Creates the "Pennies for Parks" program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes fee of five cents on single use carryout bags; establishes the pennies for parks fund to hold funds received from the fee on single use carryout bags.

Sponsor

Kevin S. Parker

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-03-05	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Senate Committee

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