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S1706IntroducedBill

Requires all state agencies and offices to cease purchasing single-use plastic water bottles.

This bill has been introduced and is waiting on committee action.

What this bill does

Requires all state agencies and offices to cease purchasing single-use plastic water bottles; authorizes the commissioner of the office of general services to enter into contracts for the installation of water bottle filling stations in state buildings; provides for the purchase of single-use plastic water bottles under certain circumstances; requires each state agency to submit a report to the state procurement council and to the New York state climate action council containing a summary of the steps they have taken to comply with the directive.

Official title from the legislative record. Budget and omnibus bills list every Part in this field; the heading above is the opening clause.

Why we track this bill

Tracked because its title refers to plastics and marine debris. Our relevance score for this bill is 89 out of 100. Scoring is automatic and rule-based — see the methodology for how it is calculated.

Plastics & Marine DebrisOceans & Coasts

What has happened so far

The complete official action history, newest first.

  1. January 7, 2026

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    Senate
  2. January 13, 2025

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    Senate

Documents

Official bill text, amendments and analyses. Links go to the authoritative source wherever one is published.

Bill text

S1706: Requires all state agencies and offices to cease purchasing… · Rising Tide