Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Senate bill · S4574 (2025-26)
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"
PassedLatest action Jun 1, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A5832, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.
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Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
The purpose of this bill is to identify the sources of a class of pollu- tants known as per- and polyfluoroakyl chemicals, commonly referred to as PFAS, in the waters of the state through the creation of a monitoring protocol for certain industrial dischargers and for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs).
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Where it stands
Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.
- 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, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.
Cosponsors
Albert A. Stirpe, Amy Paulin and 48 more on Agora
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- Republican3
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- Albert A. Stirpe
- Amy Paulin
- Andrew Hevesi
- Brian Kavanagh
- Carrie Woerner
- Chris Burdick
- Cordell Cleare
- Dana Levenberg
- Emily Gallagher
- Gabriella Romero
- George Alvarez
- Grace Lee
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- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Jen Lunsford
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
- Jessica Ramos
- Jo Anne Simon
- John T. McDonald III
- Jonathan Jacobson
- Jordan Wright
- José M. Serrano
- Judy Griffin
- Julia Salazar
- Karen McMahon
- Karines Reyes
- Keith Brown
- Linda Rosenthal
- Marcela Mitaynes
- Maritza Davila
- MaryJane Shimsky
- Micah Lasher
- Michelle Hinchey
- Patricia Fahy
- Patrick J. Carroll
- Phara Souffrant Forrest
- Rebecca Seawright
- Robert Jackson
- Robert Rolison
- Samra Brouk
- Sarah Clark
- Sarahana Shrestha
- Scott H. Bendett
- Shelley Mayer
- Steve Stern
- Steven Otis
- Steven Raga
- Tommy Schiavoni
- Tony Simone
- William Colton
- William Conrad
The sponsor's argument
Why Rachel May says this is needed
The creation of a testing and reporting protocol for the discharge of PEAS ( a class of per-and polyfluoroakyl chemicals) to our waters is critical to the state's understanding of their sources and will inform future policymaking regarding these "forever chemicals". The introduc- tion of these toxic, bioaccumulating chemicals into surface waters, drinking water supplies, and groundwater in New York has largely gone unchecked and undetected for decades. In December 2022, the federal EPA published guidance encouraging states to require permitted industries, POTWS, and industrial sources sending waste to POTWs to monitor for and disclose the presence of PEAS in wastewater discharged into waterways. The treatment technology at POTWS is currently not designed to remove PFAS from wastewater and therefore any PFAS introduced to the POTW by an industrial source passes through to the waters of the state. PFAS are commonly used in the industrial production of plastics and are ubiquitous enough to be found in food, clothing, personal care products, and soils, as well as water. They accumulate in our bodies and can disrupt fertility, child development, immune systems and hormonal activ- ity; yet there is currently no limited discharge level of them to surface waters. Further, those proposing to discharge pollutants into our waterways are not even required to disclose whether their existing or proposed discharges contain PEAS. The lack of information about PFAS chemicals entering our waterways is a serious barrier to protecting our residents and the environment.
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Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationJan 20, 2026Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (1)Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 22, 2025Result: passed
(53) (0) (0) (9)Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationApr 2, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)
Full history
- Jun 1, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jun 1, 2026
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
- Feb 24, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.144
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.144
NY Assembly
- Feb 24, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A5832B
NY Assembly
- Feb 10, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
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- Feb 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Feb 10, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
- Jan 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Jan 21, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Jan 20, 2026
1ST Report CAL.106
1ST REPORT CAL.106
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Jun 17, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.897
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.897
NY Assembly
- Jun 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
- Jun 17, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A5832B
NY Assembly
- May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
- Apr 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
- Apr 22, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- Apr 22, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Apr 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Apr 10, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Apr 8, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4574B
NY Senate
- Apr 7, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Apr 3, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Apr 2, 2025
1ST Report CAL.622
1ST REPORT CAL.622
NY Senate
- Mar 28, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Mar 26, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Feb 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Feb 7, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate