S6316 • 2025

Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: James Sanders Jr.
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund

Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.

What This Bill Does

Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.

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Bill History

2026-05-29 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2026-05-29 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 6316C
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2025-06-09 Senate
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2025-06-09 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 6316A
2025-06-09 Senate
AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 6316
2025-06-09 Senate
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2025-06-09 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 6316B
2025-03-10 Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Official Summary Text

Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund
Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          6316

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 10, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 solid
          waste removal

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

     1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
     2  new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
     3  § 27-0111. RUBBISH REMOVAL INVOICES.
     4    1. EACH COMPANY ENGAGED IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SHALL:
     5    (A) INFORM CUSTOMERS OF THE COST PER UNIT OF  WEIGHT  OF  SOLID  WASTE
     6  REMOVAL PRIOR TO THE START OF A WASTE REMOVAL PROJECT; AND
     7    (B)  PROVIDE  SUCH CUSTOMERS WITH AN INVOICE OF THE FINAL COST OF SUCH
     8  WASTE REMOVAL PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE  TOTAL  TARE  WEIGHT  OF  SUCH
     9  WEIGHT  REMOVAL  PROJECT,  IMMEDIATELY  AFTER  THE  COMPLETION  OF  SUCH
    10  PROJECT.
    11    2. EACH RECEIPT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION  ONE
    12  OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE:
    13  "THIS  INVOICE  IS  SUBJECT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 27-0111 AND
    14  71-2731 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW."
    15    § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
    16  section 71-2731 to read as follows:
    17  § 71-2731. ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 27-0111 OF THIS CHAPTER.
    18    1. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF
    19  OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-0111 OF THIS
    20  CHAPTER SHALL UPON THE FIRST FINDING OF SUCH A VIOLATION BE LIABLE FOR A
    21  CIVIL  PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.  ANY PERSON CONVICTED
    22  OF A SECOND VIOLATION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO  EXCEED
    23  TWO  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS. ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A THIRD OR
    24  SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION SHALL BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  REVOCATION  OF  THEIR
    25  LICENSING TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08170-01-5
        S. 6316                             2

     1    2.  ALL  CIVIL  PENALTIES  AND  FINES  COLLECTED  FOR ANY VIOLATION OF
     2  SECTION 27-0111 OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PAID OVER TO  THE  COMMISSIONER
     3  FOR  DEPOSIT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
     4  NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
     5    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.