Relates to rechargeable battery recycling

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Relates to rechargeable battery recycling.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9504, 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, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment to refine battery safety measures, further define the parameters of e-bike and e-scooter retailer participation in the program, augment manufacturer requirements, require a study of e-bike and e-scooter battery collection performance, and other related and technical modifications.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 21, 2026Result: passed
(51) (5) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

William Colton

Democratic1

William Colton

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

This legislation contains negotiated revisions to the underlying chap- ter, which added e-bike and e-scooter batteries to the rechargeable battery recycling law, which is an existing extended producer responsi- bility program for rechargeable batteries managed by DEC. In particular, the bill makes retailer acceptance of e-bike and e-scoot- er batteries voluntary and refines other fire safety provisions, such as by limiting the types of batteries that are acceptable for collection, expanding upon requirements on manufacturers, and adding more detail on collection site parameters. The bill also refines the types of batteries that may be collected and makes the required manufacturer public education efforts more explicit. The bill requires DEC to complete a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded program as of January 1, 2031.

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 13, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.87
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.16
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.16
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S8832
NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)

Jan 21, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.47
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.47
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Rules Report CAL.16
RULES REPORT CAL.16
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

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