Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 12, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 15, 2018 |
1st report cal.1255 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 21, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2017 |
1st report cal.858 |
Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S2284
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2284 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling of lead-acid batteries PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To update the lead-acid battery recycling refundable incentive payment to reflect current market conditions and to establish parity with the overwhelming majority of states, including surrounding states. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends subdivision 5 of Section @7-1701 of the Environmental Conservation Law. EXISTING LAW : The Environmental Conservation Law requires retailers to collect a $5 return incentive payment upon purchase of a lead-acid battery which is refunded upon the presentation of a used lead-acid battery. JUSTIFICATION : In 1990, New York was one of the first states to adopt a comprehensive lead acid recycling program. The program and similar programs in other
2017-S2284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2284 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. O'MARA, DeFRANCISCO, SEWARD -- 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 the recycling of lead-acid batteries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 27-1701 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 152 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: b. A retailer shall refund to a consumer the [five dollar] return incentive payment collected pursuant to this subdivision if, within thirty days of the date of the purchase of a new lead-acid battery, the consumer returns to such retailer a used lead-acid battery. Any return incentive payment not refunded to the consumer pursuant to this subdivi- sion shall be retained by the retailer. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07051-01-7
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