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Assembly Bill A6679

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps; repealer

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2025-A6679 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2107, rpld §27-2107 sub 11, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7337

2025-A6679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2028.

2025-A6679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6679
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred 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:
 
   Section 1. Section 27-2107 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  ON  AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, NO PERSON
 SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTE MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS.
   § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 27-2107 of the environmental  conserva-
 tion law is REPEALED.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 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

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