Committee

New York Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
A00072 Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change; creates a right of action. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00179 Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a stream maintenance and flood control program; allows for the local governing body of a county to elect to pass a local law providing for a local option into such program; provides for the county to be responsible for performing the work outlined in an approved stream maintenance and flood control plan. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00210 Prohibits banning the burning of wood, coal, natural gas, propane, or other fuels for the purposes of cooking or otherwise preparing food. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00216 Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment installation grant program, providing a one-time grant to private well users for the installation of PFAS treatment or service connection to a public water system; directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment maintenance rebate program, providing a rebate to private well users for In Committee 01/08/2025
A00266 Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00276 Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00472 Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2025; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00602 Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00655 Directs the department of environmental conservation, in conjunction with the department of health and the department of labor, to establish the municipal asbestos abatement grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for the abatement of asbestos in vacant and/or abandoned commercial properties; makes a $15,000,000 appropriation therefor. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00667 Prohibits the use of leg-gripping traps. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00672 Reconvenes the New York state sea level rise task force to review the report and recommendations previously issued by the task force, and to determine the progress made in effectuating such recommendations and what recommendations require additional efforts; develop an updated evaluation of ways of protecting New York's remaining coastal ecosystems and natural habitats, and increasing coastal community resilience in the face of sea level rise, applying the best available science as to sea level In Committee 01/08/2025
A00710 Relates to the taking of wildlife without a permit; takings may only be done subject to regulations promulgated by the department; regulations shall incorporate the recommendations of the most recent guidelines on euthanasia of the American Veterinary Medical Association; provides that the taking method selected shall be the least stressful, quickest and most painless to the animal available while protecting human health and safety. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00760 Relates to banning the use of non-compostable produce stickers beginning January 1, 2026; provides civil penalties for violations; provides that fines shall be deposited into the environmental protection fund. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00849 Relates to enacting the biomass fired exception program providing an exception for certain biomass fired electric generation facilities to the definition of a fossil fuel-fired facility for purposes of a CO2 budget trading program. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00859 Prohibits the taking of non-native big game mammals in a fenced or other area from which there is no means for such mammal to escape. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00862 Prohibits the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals; provides that violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00880 Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas from high-volume hydraulic fracturing; provides exceptions. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00888 Prohibits the state's participation in artificial pheasant propagation activities; closes any state-owned or operated pheasant production facility. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00906 Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00932 Creates a cellulosic ethanol task force to prevent and reduce the production and emanation of greenhouse gases. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00948 Provides that allocation of funds from the clean water state revolving fund and the drinking water revolving fund by the environmental facilities corporation shall be proportional according to population of municipalities and shall not be subject to dollar limitations. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00952 Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00956 Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in paying quantities. In Committee 01/08/2025
A00976 Requires the department of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations relating to gas flow meters at natural gas well sites. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01073 Prohibits the establishment or enforcement of regulations on the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturers' sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles until the availability of charging infrastructure, and the cost and availability of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles makes the sale of such vehicles more practicable. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01089 Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01094 Allows the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in tracking big game that are dead, wounded or injured. In Committee 01/08/2025
A01101 Relates to prohibiting the release of certain balloons; prohibits a person from knowingly or intentionally releasing outdoors any balloons constructed of electrically conductive material filled with helium or a gas lighter than air; provides exceptions. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01103 Requires the department of environmental conservation to review laws and policies pertaining to free or reduced cost hunting and fishing licenses. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01104 Makes provisions regarding environmental benefit projects in lieu of civil penalties including establishing conditions for their acceptance and criteria for such projects; authorizes the attorney general to review and approve the settlement or administrative order. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01109 Prohibits the hunting or taking of wildlife with the aid of an unmanned aerial vehicle. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01179 Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01183 Prohibits fuel oil, grade number four in any building or facility in the state after July 1, 2030. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01189 Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01209 Enacts a mattress collection program; requires mattress producers to establish a plan for the convenient and cost-effective recycling of used mattresses. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01224 Establishes a carbon dioxide emissions price for electric generation from carbon-based fuel; creates a carbon dioxide emissions fund. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01226 Provides for the regulation of landfill methane gas control flares for the protection of raptors. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01229 Protects canids by requiring animals which could be coyotes or wolves be submitted for a genetic test to determine genetic makeup; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01252 Requires forest management plans, subject to the approval of the department of environmental conservation, for certain lands subject to a conservation easement purchased by the state; forbids clearcutting on such lands without such forest management plan; increases the jurisdiction of the Adirondack park agency over clearcutting. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01255 Requires applicants to the department of environmental conservation for permits to disclose information concerning other permits held and/or revoked, enforcement actions, criminal convictions, fees or fines owed, and other information relating to compliance by the applicant or any corporation of which they are an officer, director, or large stockholder with state, federal, or foreign environmental laws or regulations and certain other laws. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01276 Prohibits the distribution and use of paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01314 Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris; defines terms; requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare and annually update a marine and coastal debris action plan. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01324 Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01331 Requires certain watercraft, aircrafts, and trains to use clean energy, including ensuring such vehicles are zero-emissions; requires NYSERDA to study zero-emission commercial vehicles, the use of renewable energy in publicly funded airports, and the use of sustainable aviation fuel; requires NYSERDA to administer a grant program to flying schools and clubs that install charging infrastructure. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01340 Expands the types of batteries included in the rechargeable battery recycling program to include certain car batteries and requires consumers to pay a five dollar incentive payment when purchasing a new rechargeable battery if the consumer does not return an old rechargeable battery for recycling. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01354 Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle, with certain exceptions, for more than 3 consecutive minutes; establishes the first violation is a warning and subsequent violations of such section are traffic infractions punishable by a fine of $150. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01362 Prohibits the use of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing for road and land spreading, for dust control or de-icing. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01383 Relates to protecting wildlife and maintaining safety; necessitates written notification before a nuisance wildlife control operator undertakes any control measures. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01388 Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01420 Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01430 Prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01474 Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects; relates to the use of funds from the climate change adaptation fund for certain projects; relates to the disclosure of certain data from returns of petroleum or fossil fuel businesses; relates to expenditure of funds from the climate change adaptation fund; repeals certain provisions; relates to severability and legislative findings. In Committee 01/09/2025
A01532 Requires composting bags sold within the state be made of paper. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01554 Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources; declares that the waters of the state are valuable public natural resources and the state has a duty to conserve and manage its waters effectively. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01555 Prohibits the nonemergency application of pesticide or lawn care pesticide within any municipal park lands and lands under the jurisdiction of the state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; requires notice of pesticide application. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01614 Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission to evaluate and make recommendations concerning the reforestation and restoration of forests and ecological habitats in the state of New York. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01616 Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01634 Prohibits the sale of used oil; establishes civil and criminal penalties. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01635 Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing PFAS substances. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01638 Creates the toxic information clearinghouse; provides substances hazardous to public health, safety or the environment that have been identified or listed as a hazardous waste in regulations promulgated pursuant to section 27-0903 or 37-0103 of the environmental conservation law; provides chemical hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-point data. In Committee 01/10/2025
A01679 Extends provisions of law relating to expanding the food donation and food scraps recycling program; amends the effectiveness relating thereto. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01680 Relates to permitting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage for certain tissues, temperature sensitive health and safety samples, cultures, and reagents, and microbial cultures. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01685 Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider turtles in the state; exempts certain entities and organizations. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01686 Enacts the healthy, safe and energy efficient outdoor lighting act to reduce harmful outdoor lighting; sets standards for outdoor lighting; provides for the designation of dark-sky preserves; provides for distribution to customers by electric corporations or municipalities providing electric service of an informational pamphlet relating to outdoor lighting. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01692 Provides that restaurants and third-party food delivery services may provide single-use food service items to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits certain plastic single-use items. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01696 Preserves ecological integrity, wildlife and open space in the Adirondack park; strengthens land use and development provisions in the Adirondack park so as to curtail rural sprawl. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01705 Includes batteries used in bicycles with electric assist in the rechargeable battery recycling program. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01744 Increases the handling fee paid by a deposit initiator to a dealer or operator of a redemption center from three and one half cents to five cents per container; decreases the amount of quarterly payments a deposit initiator must pay the commissioner of taxation and finance from eighty to forty-seven percent of the balance of initiator's refund value account; provides for registration as a redemption center. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01749 Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01793 Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01802 Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01804 Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01819 Enacts the monarch preservation plan requiring the department of environmental conservation to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
A01898 Prohibits using toxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife; allows any federally approved nontoxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01924 Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufacturers must comply with these provisions. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01976 Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in pet products; requires disclosure on information on priority chemicals; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse; makes related provisions. In Committee 01/14/2025
A01980 Excludes dogs, cats and any other domesticated animals from the definition of "wildlife". In Committee 01/14/2025
A02003 Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements. In Committee 01/14/2025
A02025 Authorizes the legislative commission on the development of rural resources to study the effectiveness of pond and lake management programs; provides for the comprehensive control and mitigation of harmful algal blooms in both marine and fresh water; provides for emergency response to water contaminations by algal bloom or hypoxia. In Committee 01/14/2025
A02054 Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products. In Committee 01/14/2025
A02103 Limits liability of producers, representative organizations and retailers for antitrust, restraint of trade, or unfair trade practices arising from the performance of an action required to be undertaken under certain law or a producer plan. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02114 Prohibits the sale of gasoline powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the state; requires the commissioner to promulgate rules to enact such prohibition by January 1, 2027. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02133 Prohibits the sale of certain medical solution containers containing PVC, DEHP or unintentionally added DEHP. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02164 Establishes extended producer responsibility for household appliances and refrigerants; provides that no later than December 31, 2027, producers shall submit a plan to the department of environmental conservation for the establishment of a collection program for certain covered products. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02206 Establishes a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent or semi-permanent wind turbine on bodies of freshwater located within the state and within the jurisdiction and control of the state. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02209 Provides a fishing license exemption for disabled persons that do not live in a group home. In Committee 01/15/2025
A02251 Enacts regulations of perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities; establishes equipment standards and specifications and operating requirements; provides for lead inspection and self monitoring and for management of perc-contaminated wastewater; makes numerous other regulatory provisions; includes phase-out from residential buildings. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02264 Provides for the issuance of certificates of registration for entities that manufacture or assemble zero-emissions vehicles and have no franchised motor vehicle dealers in New York if the sale of zero-emission vehicles in the state fail to meet certain targets. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02273 Enacts the state and local government food waste prevention and diversion act; requires facilities generating excess food waste to take measures to minimize such waste. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02283 Provides that a resident of the state for a period of three months prior to the date of application and who is otherwise qualified for certain hunting, fishing and big game licenses and who has a disability as defined in the executive law shall be entitled to receive such license at 50% of the cost set by statute. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02298 Provides a personal income tax credit in the amount of any fishing and/or hunting fees paid by members of the United States armed forces in active service. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02312 Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02323 Prohibits the DEC from restricting the burning of garbage, refuse or rubbish in an open fire on land possessed by a single family or any part of a farm under certain circumstances; provides for the repeal of such provisions under the expiration thereof. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02379 Establishes state and municipal composting programs; requires all state and municipal agencies to establish a composting program in buildings owned, occupied or operated by such agencies; allows such agencies to arrange for collection of compostable waste by a private carter, transport such waste itself or process such waste on-site; requires reports on the costs and effectiveness of such programs. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02417 Requires applicants for major projects located near a disadvantaged community to submit an enhanced public participation plan. In Committee 01/16/2025
A02486 Prohibits the disabling, removal or interference with emission control devices and the use of emission tampering devices; provides remedies for the violation of such provisions. In Committee 01/17/2025
A02507 Provides for the issuance of free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to persons who are active or reserve members of the armed forces or the organized militia, and to honorably discharged veterans thereof who have ten or more years of military service. In Committee 01/17/2025
A02536 Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information. In Committee 01/17/2025
A02550 Directs the department of environmental conservation to authorize the use of a crossbow for the taking of big and small game by any licensed person for use during the entirety of the archery-only season within Wyoming county. In Committee 01/17/2025
A02617 Relates to providing water utilities with access to water quality infrastructure improvement funding. In Committee 01/21/2025
A02627 Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations. In Committee 01/21/2025
A02645 Prohibits the purchase of glyphosate by any state department, agency, public benefit corporation or any pesticide applicator employed thereby as a contractor or subcontractor and the application of glyphosate on property owned, operated or leased by the state. In Committee 01/21/2025
A02738 Prohibits any person or entity from spreading sewage, wastewater or soil amendment products containing sewage, wastewater, or compost from sewage sludge on lands in the state or from selling or distributing the same; requires that penalties from violations be deposited into the environmental protection fund. In Committee 01/22/2025
A03026 Provides for the disposition of certain fines and penalties; directs such fines to a conservation enforcement account in the state conservation fund. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03030 Establishes the New York native plants program to conserve, promote, and enhance the native ecology of New York state by encouraging the use of native plants and ecological-friendly methods and materials on state and local land. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03046 Establishes that if lethal methods are used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife, the lethal method used and the reason why a non-lethal method was not used shall be submitted in an annual report; requires that a list of enforcement actions taken against any nuisance wildlife control operator for violations of the law and applicable regulations be annually updated. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03059 Relates to recycling electronic cigarettes; requires electronic cigarette manufacturers to submit plans regarding the collection, transportation and recycling of electronic cigarettes to the commissioner of environmental conservation. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03065 Relates to local government authority to prohibit trade in real fur products, including but not limited to any article of clothing, fashion accessory, or home decoration that is made in whole or part of real fur. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03066 Restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides unless the purchaser is licensed as a certified commercial pesticide applicator, certified residential pesticide applicator, or certified commercial pesticide technician in the state of New York or the purchaser is licensed in an equivalent manner in a jurisdiction with reciprocity with the state of New York, as determined by the department; restricts the use of total release fogging pesticides in multi-unit dwellings. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03079 Requires the city of New York to mitigate property damage caused by environmental issues which are caused by acts or omissions of such municipality. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03091 Relates to the completion and funding of environmental restoration projects. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03151 Prohibits the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain pyrethroid-based insecticides within one hundred feet of any school, day care center, park, or on other property when children are commuting to and from school or are engaged in outdoor activity. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03153 Requires contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03167 Assigns liability to a producer for actions leading to a public water system's failure to meet filtration avoidance criteria resulting in the loss of a filtration avoidance criteria waiver. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03170 Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03197 Prohibits certain solid waste polluters from procuring public contracts for certain periods of time after violations and until all debts to the state are satisfied; prohibits individuals found guilty of solid waste pollution from serving as members of any board of any entity engaged in solid waste removal and disposal. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03211 Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. In Committee 01/23/2025
A03235 Adds Moodna Creek in Orange County to the definition of inland waterways for waterfront revitalization. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03260 Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land; provides such sale shall be subject to legislative approval and the proceeds of such conveyance shall be used for acquisitions to the forest preserve. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03330 Prohibits the importation of live bait fish; provides penalties for failure to comply with such prohibition. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03370 Establishes a county of Nassau deer management pilot program; requires a report; makes related provisions. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03395 Requires that an assessment of the role that permit approvals for air contamination sources plays in contributing to stationary and mobile sources of air pollution be included in an addendum to the strategies for the development of community emission reduction programs; requires disclosure of last mile warehouse permits. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03398 Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay; imposes a five-year moratorium on placing sediment or fill in the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03469 Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the fraud, enforcement, and reporting requirements related to the New York state returnable container act. In Committee 01/27/2025
A03557 Allows municipalities to regulate pesticides such that they do not conflict with any laws, rules or regulations related thereto. In Committee 01/28/2025
A03575 Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones. In Committee 01/28/2025
A03591 Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of th In Committee 01/28/2025
A03608 Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers in wild, remote and forested areas of the state. In Committee 01/29/2025
A03628 Relates to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County. In Committee 01/29/2025
A03661 Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency. In Committee 01/29/2025
A03682 Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination in soils and on floors and window sills. In Committee 01/29/2025
A03703 Provides free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for qualified volunteer instructors. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03722 Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to community water systems and non-community water systems for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In Committee 01/30/2025
A03763 Relates to conveying approximately 1.2 acres of land located within the forest preserve to the town of Montague, Lewis county, in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use, in exchange for 26 acres of land to be conveyed by such town to the state. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03784 Relates to bioheating fuel requirements; allows B100 or B99 biofuel and R100 or R99 renewable fuel to be used to blend with or replace fossil heating oil in order to create bioheating fuel. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03843 Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels, disabilities, gender identity/expression and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03857 Requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the department to install or cause to be installed at the outlet of any point source that empties into the waters of the state a trash capture net for purposes of collecting garbage, refuse, and other debris; defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03865 Allows for the taking of Zenaida macroura, commonly known as the mourning dove, as a migratory bird. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03886 Requires warning labels on all containers that contain bisphenol A that states it is harmful to an individual's health to microwave or otherwise heat such container. In Committee 01/30/2025
A03975 Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of greenhouse gas emissions by covered entities and regulating the sale or auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances to covered entities. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04021 Prohibits the installation or replacement of synthetic turf at outdoor athletic fields and facilities owned or operated by municipalities or school districts in the state. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04033 Repeals provisions of law relating to the prohibition against the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in apparel and outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04043 Prohibits an airport operator or aviation retail establishment from selling, distributing, or otherwise making available leaded aviation gasoline to consumers on or after January first, two thousand thirty-one. In Committee 01/30/2025
A04046 Makes technical corrections to the environmental conservation law, providing for misdemeanor penalties for hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04133 Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law; provides that in addition to the fines, such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation and any permit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended, or a pending renewal application may be denied. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04213 Prohibits the discharge of bilge water into waters of the state from any vessel, watercraft, marina or mooring. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04221 Prohibits certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04230 Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04236 Establishes a sea level rise mitigation and adaptation plan for cities with a population of one million or more to be implemented by the department of environmental conservation; requires a sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation report to be submitted. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04252 Establishes a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent or semi-permanent wind turbine in the waters of Lake Ontario located within the state and within the jurisdiction and control of the state. In Committee 01/31/2025
A04282 Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act requiring certain business entities within the state to annually disclose scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emissions; establishes the climate accountability and emissions disclosure fund. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04318 Relates to fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses; provides free fishing, hunting and trapping licenses for certain members of the military. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04373 Relates to regulation of PFAS as a toxic air pollutant; requires the department to ensure certain process operations use appropriate control technology for PFAS emissions; establishes a fence line monitoring program to monitor PFAS emissions in disadvantaged communities, to provide public reports, and related duties. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04374 Prohibits illegal dumping on public property; provides a reward for any evidence which leads to a fine for illegal dumping. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04383 Relates to the protection of water supplies; requires an oil and gas driller or producer who affects a public or private potable water supply to restore or replace such water supply. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04397 Relates to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells; provides that such municipal owner shall not have obligations for taxes, charges, fees or liability for personal injury or damages. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04405 Relates to selectively cutting timber and exclusion of current best management practices from regulated activities. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04514 Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04525 Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04542 Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of cookware containing polytetrafluoroethylene. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04555 Waives the thirty day residency requirement for certain hunting licenses for active duty military members and their families on permanent orders to be stationed within the state. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04614 Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of where such person is stationed. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04615 Regulates outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the state's dark sky. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04622 Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04641 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04653 Provides for the issuance of free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to members of the Seneca nation who reside in the state. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04661 Establishes a state commercial fishing industry advocate and a commercial fishing economic development program to promote the state's commercial fishing industry; defines terms; makes related provisions. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04671 Provides a tax credit for the cost of fishing and hunting licenses issued to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04692 Exempts inland lakes which are navigable waterways and have an area of 150 acres or more from wetlands designations, not including great lakes. In Committee 02/04/2025
A04725 Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from gas or oil wells, pools, or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression. In Committee 02/05/2025
A04747 Relates to enacting the Come Home to Hunt Act, which provides for the purchase of a two-day hunting license for non-residents to hunt domestic game bird, migratory game bird, big game, and small game. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04802 Provides free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for residents who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup and who suffered a permanent disability. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04831 Authorizes local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff. In Committee 03/07/2025
A04857 Requires that regular dredging of navigable waterways is scheduled in order to plan and finance to ensure the safe navigability and reliability of waterways in this state; requires a scheduled plan to be filed with DEC. In Committee 02/06/2025
A04914 Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds. In Committee 02/10/2025
A04919 Authorizes a free bowhunting privilege, muzzle-loading privilege, turkey permit, duck stamp, and doe permit for qualified hunting instructors. In Committee 02/10/2025
A04981 Relates to advanced recycling and advanced recycling facilities. In Committee 02/10/2025
A04997 Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
A05050 Requires state and municipal facilities program grants be issued only with governor, senate or assembly sponsor. In Committee 02/11/2025
A05072 Implements a one year phase-in period for a local law, ordinance or resolution imposing a paper carryout bag reduction fee where forty percent of such fees are returned to such county or city for the purpose of purchasing and distributing reusable bags, with priority given to low- and fixed-income communities, and after the first year, such forty percent of fees shall be remitted to the person who collected the fees. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05075 Requires the owner of sites where any action is or was taken which may have a significant impact on the environment to establish and maintain an environmental maintenance trust fund. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05078 Establishes an indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program which shall: promulgate regulations for inspections, evaluations, acceptable levels of hazardous air pollutants, ventilation standards, notifications and best practices to improve indoor air quality in covered entities; enter into any necessary interagency agreements to coordinate the indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program; inspect a covered entity, upon their own initiative or upon complaint to the department rega In Committee 02/12/2025
A05082 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake Deforest Flood Control Pilot Program. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05104 Requires a public engagement process to guide the investment of resources under the New York state climate leadership and community protection act to maximize the involvement of disadvantaged community members in the development of local clean energy and energy efficiency programs. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05119 Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05147 Establishes a Green New Deal for New York task force; requires such task force to develop a detailed statewide, industrial, economic mobilization plan for the transition of the New York economy to become greenhouse gas emissions neutral by 2030 and to significantly draw down greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and oceans and to promote economic and environmental justice and equality. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05150 Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05156 Creates a Great Lakes and state waters bill of rights that declares the right of the Great Lakes and state waters to exist, flourish and naturally evolve. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05173 Directs the department of environmental conservation and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a three year hiking trail safety pilot program. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05210 Allows for the taking of deer with a crossbow in Suffolk county. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05248 Enacts the "New York state waste recycling and reduction act" to require each commercial building in the state to recycle paper products and single-use plastic products produced or used on site. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05254 Enacts the "New York open water data act"; directs certain agencies, under the leadership of conveners, to identify and integrate key water data sets; provides duties and an annual plan for data to be researched and reported. Vetoed 02/12/2025
A05269 Decreases the distance from the high water mark certain lands under water of Gardiner's and Peconic bays have to be ceded to a county from one thousand feet to five hundred feet. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05292 Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license for five dollars. In Committee 02/12/2025
A05325 Excludes from reporting requirements relating to environmental quality reviews actions to approve the siting or construction of housing in cities with a population of one million or more. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05353 Extends the moratorium on air permit issuance and renewal for electric generating facilities that utilize a carbon-based fuel and that provide behind-the-meter electric energy consumed or utilized by cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05395 Directs the public service commission to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation; makes certain changes relating to greenhouse gas emissions limits. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05407 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to issue special airport air strike hazard permits when the department finds that wildlife has become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare. In Committee 02/13/2025
A05476 Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight; provides the department will establish a reporting process for violations; provides penalties for such violations. In Committee 02/14/2025
A05488 Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes. In Committee 02/14/2025
A05512 Regulates the use of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 02/14/2025
A05543 Provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall place and operate certain air quality monitoring systems in proximity to NY city airports. In Committee 02/14/2025
A05576 Defines the term crossbow as a bow and string, either compound or recurve, that launches a bolt or arrow, mounted upon a stock with a trigger that holds the string and limbs under tension until released which shall have at least six inches of limb width. In Committee 02/18/2025
A05587 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing; authorizes intergovernmental agreements between public agencies. In Committee 02/18/2025
A05614 Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma. In Committee 02/18/2025
A05618 Implements several programs to improve indoor air quality, including establishing photo-catalytic air scavenging technology certification centers and a weatherization and energy efficiency training program; establishes the office of workforce development and indoor air quality management training, minimum wage rates for indoor air quality workers, and the indoor air quality fund. In Committee 02/18/2025
A05626 Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for salt mining beneath a lake; requires such permits to be subject to environmental quality review procedures; requires financial security to cover any damages directly or indirectly resulting from salt mining activities beneath a lake, including, but not limited to, those resulting from collapse or water contamination. In Committee 02/18/2025
A05651 Relates to the environmental assessment of a historic preservation plan; addresses environmental impact statements, dates for filing drafts of such statewide comprehensive historic preservation plan, funds available for historic preservation purposes, and the New York state archaeological survey assistance fund. In Committee 02/19/2025
A05657 Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses. In Committee 02/19/2025
A05712 Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books; prohibits the disposal as solid waste and incineration of hardcover books. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05714 Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs; provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall provide grants to the New York city community board with jurisdiction over the site or to any not-for-profit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code at any site which may be affected by a brownfield site remedial program. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05757 Grants all veterans with a disability seven free days of sporting activity in New York state. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05832 Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring. In Committee 02/20/2025
A05850 Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing permits or licenses allowing participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts; excludes certain permanent performing institutions; imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1000 for a violation. In Committee 02/24/2025
A05896 Establishes the New York youth climate corps to support and grow climate-related service opportunities for young adults with the objective of building low-carbon and climate-resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies while providing education, workforce development, and career pathways to service members, with a focus on disadvantaged communities. In Committee 02/24/2025
A05947 Prohibits certain wildlife and fish from being imported into the state in order to protect public health and safety, native wildlife and fish, and the agricultural interests of the state; relates to the operation of live animal markets. In Committee 02/25/2025
A05967 Authorizes the town of Smithtown, in the county of Suffolk to make ordinances prohibiting the discharge of longbows and crossbows in areas in which such activity may be hazardous to the general public or nearby residents. In Committee 02/25/2025
A06003 Removes the exemption for restaurants, taverns or similar food service establishments from the New York state bag waste reduction act. In Committee 02/25/2025
A06012 Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity. In Committee 02/25/2025
A06020 Regulates the sale of plastic trash bags; requires plastic trash bags be made of 30% post-consumer materials. In Committee 02/25/2025
A06052 Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06057 Removes the provision that an immediate family member needs to be domiciled in the house of the license or permit holder for the purpose of commercial fishing license transfers. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06076 Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06093 Prohibits the release of balloons with exceptions for manned hot air balloons, government-related experiments, and balloons released indoors. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06125 Relates to declaring the goal of the state of New York to source reduce, reuse, recycle, or compost no less than eighty-five percent of the solid waste generated by the year 2035. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06165 Enacts the wetlands homeowner's relief act; provides that a homeowner who currently lives within a wetlands designated area shall not have to apply for a building permit for use of land within a fifty foot periphery of the house and garage; provides that new maps may not be issued without prior approval from the legislature; prohibits DEC from delineating wetlands beyond the boundaries shown on official wetlands maps. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06166 Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop a regional plan for Long Island glass recycling in coordination with Alfred university and Long Island municipalities. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06181 Enacts the senior environmental corps act; establishes the senior environmental corps within the department of environmental conservation; establishes a mechanism for seniors to volunteer their services for environmental purposes; creates senior environmental corps coordinating council; makes provisions for volunteer agreements. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06191 Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer In Committee 02/26/2025
A06192 Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; defines terms. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06193 Establishes extended producer responsibility for textiles; requires a producer, either individually or cooperatively in a group or with a representative organization to submit to the department of environmental conservation a plan for the establishment of a collection program for textile covered products. In Committee 02/26/2025
A06195 Extends, until December 31, 2026, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/27/2025
A06228 Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings. In Committee 02/27/2025
A06240 Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repair or maintenance of existing infrastructure. In Committee 02/27/2025
A06254 Enacts an advanced clean fleets law to reduce vehicle emissions for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. In Committee 02/27/2025
A06255 Creates the commission on battery fire safety practices to evaluate the need for resources for police, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services concerning health and safety best practices when responding to lithium-ion battery incidents. In Committee 02/27/2025
A06267 Increases the handling fee paid to dealers or operators of a redemption center for the redemption of empty beverage containers. In Committee 03/03/2025
A06283 Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions. In Committee 03/03/2025
A06317 Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
A06350 Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders. In Committee 03/04/2025
A06359 Postpones the implementation and enforcement of the advanced clean trucks regulations by the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 03/04/2025
A06370 Establishes the office of wastewater surveillance; creates a grant program; provides such office shall monitor wastewater testing and analyze wastewater test results; provides the grant program shall assist labs in conducting wastewater testing; establishes an advisory council which shall provide advice on: best practices for wastewater sampling, testing and test results analysis; the creation of standards and systems of reporting on wastewater surveillance; the creation of a dashboard; integrat In Committee 03/04/2025
A06381 Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery use and manufacture on air, water and soil. In Committee 03/04/2025
A06416 Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants. In Committee 03/04/2025
A06466 Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06500 Imposes restrictions on lead-containing products and provides for a private right of action for violations. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06506 Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish standards for and a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; establishes a green roof installation tax credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars. In Committee 03/05/2025
A06543 Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bo In Committee 03/06/2025
A06581 Excludes certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game and makes conforming changes. Crossed Over 03/06/2025
A06618 Enacts the "pollinator promotion act" to authorize the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state and to make municipal adoption and implementation of pollinator promotion plans eligible for climate adaptation and mitigation projects under the climate smart communities program; requires consideration of certain pollinator health initiatives on SUNY campuses; directs the departments of education and environmental conservation to deve In Committee 03/06/2025
A06665 Directs DEC to designate a representative for each environmental conservation region of the state to serve as the point of contact for municipalities to aid in the acquisition of resources and funding for water projects. In Committee 03/07/2025
A06671 Provides that it is deceptive to misrepresent that a product or package is recyclable unless it can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item; requires the department of environmental conservation to develop regulations on types and forms of plastic products and packaging for which a claim of recyclability may be made; requires all rigid plastic containers sold in this In Committee 03/07/2025
A06674 Extends a term estate; makes certain other changes relating to property known as Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in the borough of Staten Island, city of New York until September 30, 2122. In Committee 03/06/2025
A06679 Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2028. In Committee 03/06/2025
A06786 Relates to prohibiting the sale of live genetically modified salmon. In Committee 03/14/2025
A06847 Requires that any rules or regulations promulgated by the department of environmental conservation pursuant to the climate action fund are subject to a vote of the legislature and must be approved by a majority vote prior to implementation. In Committee 03/14/2025
A06854 Removes restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting. In Committee 03/14/2025
A06872 Authorizes the taking of wildlife by the use of a crossbow; makes related provisions. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06886 Establishes a program to provide information to consumers concerning household hazardous products; provides such information be available at the point of retail sale by labels and pamphlets; provides such information should disclose hazards and inform people of environmentally safer alternatives; provides for the establishment of a hazardous product list by the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06888 Adds Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County to the definition of inland waterways. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06921 Provides that dental insurance coverage shall include coverage for night guards; defines dental night guards; provides that dental night guards shall be covered under Medicaid. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06928 Prohibits the department of environmental conservation from issuing or authorizing any permits to new or expanding large concentrated animal feeding operations. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06930 Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06949 Prohibits public food service establishments operating in the state from providing excess food service items including utensils, condiments, napkins and extra containers, to any customer except upon, and in accordance with, the express request of that customer. In Committee 03/18/2025
A06965 Removes requirements that a parent, guardian or person and the minor remain at ground level at all times while deer hunting. In Committee 03/18/2025
A07034 Permits structures to remain where the local permitting authority has issued a permit for construction built within an erosion hazard area or tidal wetland adjacent area prior to the effective date of the amendments. In Committee 03/18/2025
A07074 Relates to repeat violators who endanger the public health, safety or the environment; increases penalties for such violators. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07103 Relates to the handling fee paid to a dealer or operator of a redemption center for the redemption of empty beverage containers. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07104 Establishes the water resiliency projects fund for flood mitigation, stormwater mitigation and other water related resiliency projects; makes an appropriation therefor. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07146 Establishes a town of Huntington deer management pilot program. In Committee 03/20/2025
A07166 Relates to the proper collection and disposal of mercury thermostats; establishes a fund for the stewardship of mercury thermostats; extends the effectiveness of the mercury thermostat collection act. In Committee 03/21/2025
A07366 Establishes the "small water utility transparency act"; requires the public service commission and the department of environmental conservation to conduct audits of certain private water companies; requires certain private water companies which are under certain investigations to file public updates on the status of compliance with such orders. In Committee 03/25/2025
A07388 Enacts "Peanut's law: humane animal protection act" to provide humane treatment, safeguard animal welfare and strengthen the rights of animal sanctuaries and responsible owners in retaining custody, implementing due process safeguards, and guaranteeing public safety while an appeal is pending; requires an administrative hearing before the seizure or euthanization of an animal under the care of a wildlife sanctuary, unless there is documented evidence that the animal presents an immediate threat In Committee 03/25/2025
A07395 Requires the department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines relating to the disqualification of contractors applying to perform stand-by contracts relating to past performance, reasonableness of pricing, acts of negligence and convictions for certain crimes reflecting on honesty, integrity and capability of any contractor. In Committee 03/25/2025
A07402 Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans. In Committee 03/25/2025
A07455 Enacts the "New York urban and community tree planting and forestry program act"; provides for education, technical assistance and support for tree planting and forestry projects in urban areas and disadvantaged communities. In Committee 03/28/2025
A07537 Enacts the "responsible renewable energy recycling act" to require manufacturers of solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries to collect such materials when they are taken out of use; requires educational outreach relating thereto; establishes collection goals therefor; requires reporting of collection efforts. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07539 Establishes a climate action cost council; limits the number of rules and regulations that may be promulgated annually to meet CLCPA goals. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07551 Limits the department of environmental conservation's ability to fix special open seasons for taking wild deer to ending no later than the 3rd Sunday of December of each year; allows the department to issue regulations for special seasons for particular counties or designated wildlife management units after consultation with local governments and stakeholders. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07594 Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; requires manufacturers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead to provide notice of such fact to distributors and retailers of such materials; provides penalties for violations. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07606 Relates to including the Asian longhorned tick and lone star tick on the invasive species list, and include them in the comprehensive plan for invasive species management. In Committee 04/01/2025
A07738 Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations. In Committee 04/08/2025
A07759 Updates the definition of the term "reusable bag", as used in the environmental conservation law, to specify minimum material and durability standards. In Committee 04/08/2025
A07819 Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on retrofitting certain schools located within 500 feet of a major highway. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07834 Provides that when approving proposals to enhance the existing benefits provided by a wetland or to create and maintain new wetland benefits in order to increase the likelihood that a proposed activity will meet the applicable standard for permit issuance, the mitigation may occur within the same watershed as the proposed project. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07860 Adds spirit-based ready-to-drink cocktails to the definition of beverage; includes ready-to-drink cocktail containers in the state bottle deposit incentive program. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07881 Requires the department of environmental conservation, after consultation with the environmental facilities corporation and the department of state, to submit an annual agency stormwater expenditure report containing a comprehensive estimate and summary of funds needed and funds spent on stormwater projects under the department of environmental conservation, the environmental facilities corporation, the department of state and other applicable agencies or state authorities. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07882 Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice; requires each county receiving such notice to make such notice publicly available on its website. In Committee 04/11/2025
A07932 Exempts veterans and those on active duty from paying certain fees for travel on the New York world war veterans memorial highway in Essex county or Prospect mountain veteran's memorial highway in Warren county. In Committee 04/15/2025
A07947 Prohibits the use of residential automatic pesticide misting systems. In Committee 04/16/2025
A07990 Relates to the criteria for financing certain lead service line and pipe replacements by the environmental facilities corporation. In Committee 04/16/2025
A08018 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage oysters from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
A08043 Provides that no person shall engage in the aquaculture of any species of octopus in the state for the purpose of human consumption. In Committee 04/22/2025
A08098 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council. In Committee 04/30/2025
A08161 Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater; extends effectiveness of provisions for two years. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
A08163 Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state. In Committee 05/02/2025
A08168 Relates to establishing extended producer responsibility for tires; provides that no later than June 30, 2027 a producer shall submit a plan for the establishment of a collection program for tires; establishes the tire extended producer responsibility fund. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08190 Establishes the pipeline investment for public environmental solutions program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking water, stormwater and sanitary sewer systems; makes such program eligible for funding from the Clean water, clean air and green jobs environmental bond act of 2022. In Committee 05/05/2025
A08278 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/08/2025
A08280 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028 to adopt by regulation measures for the management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams or razor clams. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/08/2025
A08281 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/08/2025
A08330 Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted. In Committee 05/13/2025
A08359 Relates to paper receipts and requires businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically. In Committee 05/13/2025
A08362 Prohibits certain restrictions on motor vehicle sales or use. In Committee 05/13/2025
A08391 Relates to returnable beverage containers; amends certain definitions relating thereto; repeals a certain provision of law relating thereto; provides that a dealer whose place of business is less than ten thousand square feet and whose primary business is the sale of food or beverages for consumption off-premises may obtain an exemption from the obligation to accept empty beverage containers for redemption under certain conditions; provides for different handling fees for beverage containers acc In Committee 05/13/2025
A08428 Extends provisions of law relating to the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix by regulation open seasons, size and catch limits and manner of taking fish from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/15/2025
A08486 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish from 2025 to 2028. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/19/2025
A08487 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad until 12/31/2028. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/19/2025
A08515 Enacts the whale awareness act directing the department of environmental conservation to establish recommendations and educational materials for reduction of marine mammal interactions. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08524 Postpones the implementation and enforcement of advanced clean cars II regulations by the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08537 Prohibits the sale of any children's product, upholstered furniture or mattress that contains textile fiberglass; prohibits any custom upholsterer from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring or renewing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains textile fiberglass. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08553 Enacts provisions relating to modifications, suspensions, revocations, and renewals under the air quality control program; provides for expiration of any permit which has no expiration and has been in effect for five years; provides renewal periods shall not be longer than five years. In Committee 05/20/2025
A08585 Phases out the sale of products that contain intentionally added PFAS. In Committee 05/21/2025
A08596 Extends provisions relating to the establishment of the mercury thermostat collection act to January 1, 2027. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/22/2025
A08597 Extends provisions of law relating to big game hunting authorization for the county of Onondaga until October 1, 2027. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/22/2025
A08617 Establishes a Mohawk River Basin district and Mohawk River Basin management program for management of such district to conserve, protect and restore the environmental quality of the Mohawk River. In Committee 05/22/2025
A08654 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American eel from 2025 to 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/22/2025
A08656 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/22/2025
A08658 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage alewife. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/23/2025
A08660 Permits sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County. Crossed Over 05/23/2025
A08661 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix open season and bag limits for pheasant hunting on Long Island by individuals who hold a junior license. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/23/2025
A08666 Requires the owner or operator of a vessel to establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability. In Committee 05/27/2025
A08683 Includes Hague Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program. In Committee 05/29/2025
A08690 Decreases the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production from 1,000 feet to 500 feet. In Committee 05/29/2025
A08758 Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources. In Committee 06/05/2025
A08780 Enacts into law components of legislation relating to disaster relief for extreme weather events in Central New York, long-term climate resilience property improvements, and insurance discounts for climate mitigation efforts; establishes the central New York extreme weather relief and resiliency grant program to provide grants to certain persons and entities that suffered damage from covered events (Part A); expands and strengthens the resilient and ready program by providing grants to homeowner In Committee 06/02/2025
A08807 Provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects and defines what qualifies as an enhanced septic system project. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08848 Extends an exemption relating to the use of certain chemicals used in mattresses from regulation for an additional year. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08876 Allows surplus or uncommitted funds in the New York state climate investment account to be returned to ratepayers. In Committee 06/09/2025
A08924 Establishes a recycling program for containers of adult-use cannabis sold in New York; requires such containers to be made of at least fifty percent recycled materials. In Committee 07/16/2025
A08996 Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation. In Committee 08/13/2025
A08998 Enacts the "dollars for diesels act"; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation, in consultation with the New York state energy research and development authority, to establish and administer a program to provide financial incentives to owners of heavy- and medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of a model year two thousand ten or older to retire and replace such vehicles with new heavy- or medium-duty diesel-powered vehicles of model year two thousand twenty-four or newer that meet or In Committee 08/13/2025
A09047 Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment. In Committee 09/05/2025
A09115 Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish; provides for regulation by the state. In Committee 09/26/2025
A09191 Repeals provisions of law relating to providing that one hundred percent of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks shall be zero-emissions by two thousand thirty-five. In Committee 11/03/2025
A09323 Provides for a minimum 10 foot buffer from the water table for all mining plans for mining on Long Island. In Committee 12/10/2025
A09325 Establishes a wastewater infrastructure and drinking water program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems. In Committee 12/10/2025
A09354 Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps or openings from which the beverage can be consumed while the plastic beverage cap remains screwed onto or otherwise affixed to the plastic beverage container. In Committee 12/19/2025
A09386 Permits the possession and use of devices that silence, suppress, or muffle the sound or natural report of a firearm when the firearm is discharged, provided the host firearm to which the device is attached is allowed and is a rifle that is manually operated by a bolt. In Committee 12/19/2025
A09408 Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. In Committee 12/19/2025
A09436 Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan and allowing agricultural lands that are not in active production be used to enhance the monarch butterfly habitat. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/06/2026
A09437 Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to take any actions necessary to ensure any quota limiting the taking of horseshoe crabs does not exceed certain thresholds. In Committee 01/06/2026
A09504 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling. In Committee 01/08/2026
A09511 Provides that the assignment, transfer, or modification of leases for exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas shall not allow expansion or extension of such provisions. In Committee 01/08/2026
A09596 Relates to standards relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances; provides that any rules or regulations relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances established or implemented by the department of environmental conservation shall conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules or regulations set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 84, as in effect on October first, two thousand twenty-five. In Committee 01/21/2026
A09603 Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land; provides such sale shall be subject to legislative approval and the proceeds of such conveyance shall be used for acquisitions to the forest preserve. In Committee 01/21/2026
A09676 Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers in wild, remote and forested areas of the state. In Committee 01/21/2026
A09677 Relates to bioheating fuel requirements; allows B100 or B99 biofuel and R100 or R99 renewable fuel to be used to blend with or replace fossil heating oil in order to create bioheating fuel. In Committee 01/21/2026
A10058 Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking. In Committee 01/30/2026
A10074 Prohibits the use of any pesticide product containing paraquat dichloride or any other chemical form of paraquat. In Committee 01/30/2026
A10082 Repeals the New York state climate leadership and community protection act; makes conforming technical amendments. In Committee 01/30/2026
A10100 Enacts the climate and community investment act; prioritizes the allocation of public investments in disadvantaged communities; addresses climate change challenges through the expansion and growth of clean and renewable energy sources; adopts best value requirements for the solicitation, evaluation and award of renewable energy projects; establishes a community just transition program; establishes a climate pollution fee and a household and small business energy rebate; creates the climate and c In Committee 01/30/2026
A10112 Extends the urban deer management pilot program for an additional three years. In Committee 02/02/2026
A10136 Amends chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property; extends through December 31, 2027. In Committee 02/05/2026
A10138 Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil and establishing a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; establishes the PFAS agricultural response program and fund to assist farms found to have levels of PFAS contamination which exceed regulatory standards. In Committee 02/05/2026
A10141 Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users. In Committee 02/09/2026
A10199 Enacts the "New York open water data act"; directs certain agencies, under the leadership of conveners, to identify and integrate key water data sets; provides an annual plan for existing data to be researched and reported. In Committee 02/12/2026
A10238 Exempts school buses from certain regulations relating to the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturer's sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. In Committee 02/12/2026
S00122 Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination in soils and on floors and window sills. Crossed Over 03/05/2025
S00252 Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process. Crossed Over 04/08/2025
S00270 Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking. Crossed Over 03/03/2025
S00548 Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land; provides such sale shall be subject to legislative approval and the proceeds of such conveyance shall be used for acquisitions to the forest preserve. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S00597 Establishes the "small water utility transparency act"; requires the public service commission and the department of environmental conservation to conduct audits of certain private water companies; requires certain private water companies which are under certain investigations to file public updates on the status of compliance with such orders. Crossed Over 06/10/2025
S00659 Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law; provides that in addition to the fines, such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation and any permit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended, or a pending renewal application may be denied. Crossed Over 03/26/2025
S00672 Relates to the completion and funding of environmental restoration projects. Crossed Over 02/10/2026
S00678 Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of th Crossed Over 02/26/2025
S00759 Extends provisions of law relating to expanding the food donation and food scraps recycling program; amends the effectiveness relating thereto. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
S00773 Relates to permitting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage for certain tissues, temperature sensitive health and safety samples, cultures, and reagents, and microbial cultures. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
S00982 Adds Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County to the definition of inland waterways. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 06/04/2025
S01069 Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
S01171 Establishes a town of Huntington deer management pilot program. Crossed Over 06/04/2025
S01187 Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping. Crossed Over 03/10/2025
S01343 Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2025; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology. Crossed Over 06/11/2025
S01609 Requires the department of environmental conservation, after consultation with the environmental facilities corporation and the department of state, to submit an annual agency stormwater expenditure report containing a comprehensive estimate and summary of funds needed and funds spent on stormwater projects under the department of environmental conservation, the environmental facilities corporation, the department of state and other applicable agencies or state authorities. Crossed Over 03/18/2025
S01610 Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice; requires each county receiving such notice to make such notice publicly available on its website. Crossed Over 02/24/2025
S01676 Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem. Crossed Over 05/22/2025
S01704 Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
S01723 Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program. Crossed Over 05/28/2025
S01733 Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S01833 Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund. Crossed Over 06/10/2025
S01919 Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans. Crossed Over 04/09/2025
S01984 Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food. Crossed Over 03/24/2025
S02097 Limits liability of producers, representative organizations and retailers for antitrust, restraint of trade, or unfair trade practices arising from the performance of an action required to be undertaken under certain law or a producer plan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
S02292 Enacts the whale awareness act directing the department of environmental conservation to establish recommendations and educational materials for reduction of marine mammal interactions. Crossed Over 05/22/2025
S02646 Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. Crossed Over 06/09/2025
S03179 Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products. Crossed Over 03/24/2025
S03828 Prohibits the disabling, removal or interference with emission control devices and the use of emission tampering devices; provides remedies for the violation of such provisions. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S03852 Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; requires manufacturers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead to provide notice of such fact to distributors and retailers of such materials; provides penalties for violations. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S04030 Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S04033 Provides for the disposition of certain fines and penalties; directs such fines to a conservation enforcement account in the state conservation fund. Crossed Over 06/12/2025
S04403 Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable. Crossed Over 06/10/2025
S04408 Relates to agreements, such as leases or easements, related to renewable energy development rights on reforestation areas. Crossed Over 06/11/2025
S04513 Requires applicants for major projects located near a disadvantaged community to submit an enhanced public participation plan. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S04574 Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring. Crossed Over 04/22/2025
S04691 Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2028; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date. Crossed Over 06/12/2025
S04995 Directs DEC to designate a representative for each environmental conservation region of the state to serve as the point of contact for municipalities to aid in the acquisition of resources and funding for water projects. Crossed Over 04/03/2025
S05014 Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products. Crossed Over 04/08/2025
S05379 Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds. Vetoed 06/12/2025
S05835 Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders. Crossed Over 06/06/2025
S05982 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council. Crossed Over 04/09/2025
S05983 Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted. Vetoed 05/12/2025
S06831 Requires the owner or operator of a vessel to establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability. Crossed Over 06/04/2025
S07532 Enacts the restriction of anticoagulant pesticide transactions for online and retail stores act to prohibit any person from selling, offering for sale or use, or distributing within the state, any second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide; prohibits the use of either a first-generation anticoagulant rodenticide or a second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide within five hundred feet of a wildlife habitat area. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S07551 Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the fraud, enforcement, and reporting requirements related to the New York state returnable container act. Crossed Over 05/19/2025
S07718 Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies; establishes penalties for failure to establish such policies. Crossed Over 06/05/2025
S07809 Requires all state agencies to establish a composting program in buildings owned, occupied or operated by such agencies; allows such agencies to arrange for collection of compostable waste by a private carter, transport such waste itself or process such waste on-site; requires reports on the costs and effectiveness of such programs. Crossed Over 06/10/2025
S08823 Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to take any actions necessary to ensure any quota limiting the taking of horseshoe crabs does not exceed certain thresholds. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2026
S08832 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/21/2026
S08836 Provides that the assignment, transfer, or modification of leases for exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas shall not allow expansion or extension of such provisions. Crossed Over 02/05/2026
S09073 Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations. Crossed Over 02/10/2026
S09074 Prohibits the disabling, removal or interference with emission control devices and the use of emission tampering devices; provides remedies for the violation of such provisions. Crossed Over 02/10/2026