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In today’s CapCon:
The controversial packaging extended producer responsibility bill is back — but with several changes advocates called “concessions” to industry opponents.
Lawmakers were set to approve a seventh state budget extender Monday as talks on the spending plan continue. Here’s the latest.
At The Capitol: Committees meeting on Tuesday, April 28 and their agendas.
New Bills of Note: Overhauling parts of New York’s civil justice system, including litigation related to medical malpractice and wrongful death.
This Week in New York History: The Empire State Building, Cornell and Joe DiMaggio.
Names in today’s CapCon: Peter Harckham, Deborah Glick, Judith Enck, Michael Gianaris, Luis Sepulveda
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State Sen. Pete Harckham and supporters of PRRIA (Jim Franco/Times Union)
♻️ Packaging extended producer responsibility bill revived with major changes
Opponents of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act spent millions of dollars last year to successfully defeat the bill in the state Assembly.
It was the second most-lobbied bill during the entire six-month legislative session outside of the state budget, according to the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. That escalated after it passed the state Senate.
The bill’s sponsors have now introduced a new version with several amendments in hopes of satisfying the lawmakers who sided with those opponents and prevented its passage last year.
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