Bill Commons

NY A 1340

in committee

Expands the types of batteries included in the rechargeable battery recycling program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 1340 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1340 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY A 1340 about?

Expands the types of batteries included in the rechargeable battery recycling program to include certain car batteries and requires consumers to pay a five dollar incentive payment when purchasing a new rechargeable battery if the consumer does not return an old rechargeable battery for recycling.

Who sponsors NY A 1340?

Christopher Eachus is the primary sponsor of NY A 1340.

Description

Expands the types of batteries included in the rechargeable battery recycling program to include certain car batteries and requires consumers to pay a five dollar incentive payment when purchasing a new rechargeable battery if the consumer does not return an old rechargeable battery for recycling.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Christopher Eachusprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8139not in this corpus

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1340?summary=&detail=

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