S4691 • 2025

Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Cordell Cleare
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps

Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-11 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-11 Assembly
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2026-04-21 Senate
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4691B
2026-02-09 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-02-05 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-04 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.262
2026-01-07 Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2025-06-12 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2025-06-12 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-06-12 Assembly
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2025-06-09 Senate
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4691A
2025-06-04 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-29 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-28 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1376
2025-02-11 Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps
Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          4691

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 11, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          prohibiting  the  sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps; and to
          repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section  27-2107 of the environmental conservation law is
     2  amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
     3    13. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT,  NO  PERSON
     4  SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTE MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS.
     5    §  2. Subdivision 11 of section 27-2107 of the environmental conserva-
     6  tion law is REPEALED.
     7    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
     8  section two of this act shall take effect January 1, 2028.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03900-01-5