New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York S 5684
Relates to returnable bottles; repealer
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families)
Cosponsors (19)
- April Baskin (Democratic)
- Erik Bottcher (Democratic)
- Jabari Brisport (Democratic/Working Families)
- Cordell Cleare (Democratic)
- Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families)
- Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families)
- Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families)
- Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families)
- Brian Kavanagh (Democratic)
- Liz Krueger (Democratic/Working Families)
- Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families)
- Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families)
- Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families)
- James Sanders Jr. (Democratic)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic)
- José M. Serrano (Democratic/Working Families)
- Sam Sutton (Democratic)
- Lea Webb (Democratic/Working Families)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION