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Senate Bill S4691A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps

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2025-S4691 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-2101 & 27-2107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5730

2025-S4691 - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

2025-S4691 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4691 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4691
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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
   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 tion law is REPEALED.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

co-Sponsors

2025-S4691A - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-2101 & 27-2107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5730

2025-S4691A - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

2025-S4691A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4691A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4691--A
     Cal. No. 1376
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 27-2101 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding two new subdivisions 35 and 36 to read as follows:
   35. "COMPACT FLUORESCENT MERCURY-ADDED LAMP"  MEANS  A  COMPACT,  LOW-
 PRESSURE,  MERCURY-CONTAINING,  ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE LIGHT SOURCE, WHETHER
 INTEGRALLY BALLASTED OR NON-INTEGRALLY BALLASTED AND REGARDLESS  OF  THE
 TUBE  DIAMETER  OR  LENGTH AND THE SHAPE OR SIZE OF THE LAMP, IN WHICH A
 FLUORESCENT COATING TRANSFORMS  A  PORTION  OF  THE  ULTRAVIOLET  ENERGY
 GENERATED BY THE MERCURY DISCHARGE INTO VISIBLE LIGHT AND THAT:
   (A)  HAS  A  SINGLE  BASE  OR  END CAP OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, A SCREW BASE TYPE, A BAYONET BASE TYPE OR A TWO-PIN OR FOUR-
 PIN BASE TYPE; AND
   (B) PROVIDES A LIGHT EMISSION BETWEEN A CORRELATED  COLOR  TEMPERATURE
 OF SEVENTEEN HUNDRED KELVIN AND TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND KELVIN AND A DUV OF
 +0.024  AND -0.024 IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ILLUMINATION (CIE)
 UNIFORM COLOR SPACE (CAM02-UCS).
   36. "LINEAR FLUORESCENT  MERCURY-ADDED  LAMP"  MEANS  A  LOW-PRESSURE,
 MERCURY-CONTAINING,  ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE  LIGHT SOURCE, REGARDLESS OF THE
 TUBE DIAMETER AND THE SHAPE OF THE LAMP, IN WHICH A FLUORESCENT  COATING
 TRANSFORMS  A PORTION OF THE ULTRAVIOLET ENERGY GENERATED BY THE MERCURY
 DISCHARGE INTO VISIBLE LIGHT AND THAT:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03900-02-5
 S. 4691--A                          2

co-Sponsors

2025-S4691B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-2101 & 27-2107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5730

2025-S4691B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent mercury-added lamps and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps on and after January 1, 2029; provides exceptions; allows for sale of otherwise prohibited lamps from existing stock acquired prior to such date.

2025-S4691B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4691B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4691--B
     Cal. No. 262
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. CLEARE, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  --  reported  favorably  from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading
   -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 27-2101 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding two new subdivisions 35 and 36 to read as follows:
   35.  "COMPACT  FLUORESCENT  MERCURY-ADDED  LAMP" MEANS A COMPACT, LOW-
 PRESSURE, MERCURY-CONTAINING, ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE LIGHT  SOURCE,  WHETHER
 INTEGRALLY  BALLASTED  OR NON-INTEGRALLY BALLASTED AND REGARDLESS OF THE
 TUBE DIAMETER OR LENGTH AND THE SHAPE OR SIZE OF THE LAMP,  IN  WHICH  A
 FLUORESCENT  COATING  TRANSFORMS  A  PORTION  OF  THE ULTRAVIOLET ENERGY
 GENERATED BY THE MERCURY DISCHARGE INTO VISIBLE LIGHT AND THAT:
   (A) HAS A SINGLE BASE OR END CAP  OF  ANY  TYPE,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, A SCREW BASE TYPE, A BAYONET BASE TYPE OR A TWO-PIN OR FOUR-
 PIN BASE TYPE; AND
   (B)  PROVIDES  A LIGHT EMISSION BETWEEN A CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE
 OF SEVENTEEN HUNDRED KELVIN AND TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND KELVIN AND A DUV OF
 +0.024 AND -0.024 IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ILLUMINATION  (CIE)
 UNIFORM COLOR SPACE (CAM02-UCS).
   36.  "LINEAR  FLUORESCENT  MERCURY-ADDED  LAMP"  MEANS A LOW-PRESSURE,
 MERCURY-CONTAINING, ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE LIGHT SOURCE, REGARDLESS  OF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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