Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(7) (3) (0) (0)
Sponsor · State Senator, District 40 · Democratic/Working Families
Senate bill · S7507 (2025-26)
Bans paper receipts for certain purchases and requiring businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically
Latest action Feb 4, 2026
Summary
Relates to paper receipts and requires businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically.
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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
New York State Senate
Same as A8359, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.
Committee
Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
This bill would help conserve resources and reduce the generation of single-use paper receipts.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(8) (3) (0) (0)Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(8) (3) (0) (0)
The sponsor's argument
Why Pete Harckham says this is needed
Many shoppers find paper receipts unnecessary and discard them before they even leave the store. Businesses have started to take steps to address unnecessary paper receipts by looking at different applications that allow for the electronic transmission of receipts. This new tech- nology has allowed consumers to receive their receipt through either a text message or an e-mail. The applications are more convenient and better for the environment. In the United States, paper receipt production uses an estimated 12.4 million trees, 13.2 billion gallons of water, and emits 4 billion pounds of CO2 each year. Point-of-sale receipts are also so thin that they rarely contain any recycled materials. Requiring consumers to request a paper receipt is intended to reduce the number of paper receipts gener- ated, which will conserve the resources needed to make the receipts and reduce unnecessary paper waste. While recycling is vital to the environ- ment, it is even more important for New York to make progress towards reducing single-use materials.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
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
- May 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
- Apr 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
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- Apr 22, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
- Apr 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
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