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Julia Salazar

Sponsor · State Senator, District 18 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S7809 (2025-26)

Establishes state composting programs

Latest action Apr 22, 2026

Summary

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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A11015, 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 legislation would require state agencies to create composting programs to separate organic waste from other types of waste so that it can be processed appropriately.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateApr 21, 2026Result: passed

    (48) (14) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation

    Senate Environmental ConservationMar 25, 2026Result: passed

    (10) (1) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (43) (15) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed

    (16) (4) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation

    Senate Environmental ConservationMay 20, 2025Result: passed

    (9) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jabari Brisport and Leroy Comrie

  • Democratic2
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Julia Salazar says this is needed

Organic waste can be a valuable source of renewable energy, provided we put systems in place to collect it and divert it from landfills where it decays and produces the harmful greenhouse gas, methane. Composting not only reduces the negative impact that decaying organics have on our environment, it can also be a source of revenue if we choose to harness it. If employees of state agencies composted their organic waste, our state could divert 1.69 million pounds of organic waste from landfills and generate revenue by selling it to landscapers and farmers, or by using it for biogas. Our state agencies can lead the way on making our state more sustainable and environmentally friendly if we begin to think of organic waste as a resource and establish a system of separating and putting to use organic waste, rather than squandering it.

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

  1. Apr 22, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  2. Apr 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  3. Apr 21, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Apr 21, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Apr 15, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7809A

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 30, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 26, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 25, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.648

    1ST REPORT CAL.648

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  9. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  10. Jun 4, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  11. Jun 4, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1555

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1555

    NY Senate

  12. May 28, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  13. May 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

About this record

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