Senate bill · S10672 (2025-26)
Relates to disposal of radioactive waste
New York State Senate
Same as A11689, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Sponsor: Robert Ortt (State Senator, District 62, Republican/Conservative/Independence)
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Summary
Provides that all waste containing source, byproduct, or special nuclear material shall be hazardous waste.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
This bill requires radioactive waste to be considered hazardous waste so that impacted sites can be remediated using funds from the Hazardous Waste Superfund.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Robert Ortt says this is needed
Current state law prohibits our own Hazardous Waste Superfund for being used for sites that suffer from radiological contamination. While the state often partners with the federal government on these remediation projects, New York should be able to martial its own resources and make sure that the people living on these sites are protected.
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Full history
- Sep 2, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Aug 3, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Read the record
- Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab) The official record on nysenate.gov.