NYA-8596
Extends provisions relating to the establishment of the mercury thermostat collection act
- Jurisdiction:
- New York
- Type:
- EPR
- Last action:
- Aug 7, 2025
Electronics
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Bill extends the mercury thermostat collection program, a product stewardship/EPR mechanism requiring manufacturers to manage end-of-life collection and recycling of mercury-containing thermostats.
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8596 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend chapter 550 of the laws of 2013 amending the environ- mental conservation law relating to establishing the mercury thermo- stat collection act, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 550 of the laws of 2013, amending the environmental conservation law relating to establishing the mercury thermostat collection act, as amended by chapter 261 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, [2026] 2027. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11454-01-5
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