Relates to requiring food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers
Summary
Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024
How they voted
43–18
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jun 10, 2023
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
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