Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationMay 20, 2026Result: passed
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Senate bill · S3688 (2025-26)
Prohibits solid waste polluters from procuring solid waste public contracts
Latest action May 20, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A3197, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
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.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To prevent persons who violate solid waste pollution provisions from entering into solid waste public contracts.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- 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.
Cosponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jonathan Rivera and 7 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Democratic8
- Republican1
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The sponsor's argument
Why James Sanders Jr. says this is needed
Under current law, there is no requirement for persons making bids for public solid waste contracts to have an unblemished environmental record. In order to ensure work will be done in a non-polluting and legal manner, those persons found to have violated solid waste e pollution provisions of the ECL should be prohibited from making bids on public contracts. In cases where multiple violations have occurred, there should be a permanent ban on awarding such public contracts. This policy will eliminate environmental violators from the solid waste removal and disposal industry and give a clear message that continued violation of pollution laws will not be tolerated or rewarded.
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Recorded votes
Full history
- May 20, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly