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NY S04691

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cordell Cleare

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of compact fluorescent and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps in New York starting January 1, 2028
  • Allows retailers to exhaust existing stock acquired before January 1, 2028 until July 1, 2028
  • Exempts lamps designed for specialized uses including image capture/projection, germicidal/disinfection purposes, medical or veterinary diagnosis and treatment, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and spectroscopy applications
  • Exempts lamps used by academic and research institutions exclusively for research projects and experiments
  • Exempts compact fluorescent lamps used as replacements in motor vehicles manufactured on or before January 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2028; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation1/7/2026
Environmental Conservation6/12/2025
Environmental Conservation2/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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