New York A 9504: Relates to rechargeable battery recycling

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A09504 Summary:

BILL NOA09504 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08832

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SPONSORGlick

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§27-1803, 27-1807 & 27-1809, En Con L (as proposed in S.73-A & A.4641-A)

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Relates to rechargeable battery recycling.

Go to top A09504 Actions:

BILL NOA09504 

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01/08/2026referred to environmental conservation

01/12/2026reported referred to rules

01/12/2026reported 

01/12/2026rules report cal.16

01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.16

02/10/2026substituted by s8832

&nbspS08832 AMEND= KAVANAGH

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.47

&nbsp01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp02/10/2026substituted for a9504

&nbsp02/10/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.16

&nbsp02/10/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/10/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.87

Go to topA09504 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:18/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownNay

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

McMahonAyeSlaterNay

BurdickAyeBaileyNay

LunsfordExcusedSempolinskiNay

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoExcused

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:19/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09504 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09504 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9504

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 rechargeable battery recycling

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 27-1803 of the environ-
 2 mental conservation law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 562 of the
 3 laws of 2010 and subdivision 4 as amended by a chapter of the laws of
 4 2025 amending the environmental conservation law relating to
 5 rechargeable battery recycling, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 6 S.73-A and A. 4641-A, are amended to read as follows:
 7 1. "battery manufacturer" means every person, firm or corporation
 8 that: (i) produces rechargeable batteries sold or distributed in the
 9 state, or packages such batteries for sale in the state, except that if
 10 such production or packaging is for a distributor having the right to
 11 produce or otherwise package that same brand of battery in the state,
 12 then such distributor shall be deemed to be the battery manufacturer;
 13 [or] (ii) imports rechargeable batteries into the United States that are
 14 sold or distributed in the state; or (iii) with respect to rechargeable
 15 batteries defined in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision
 16 four of this section, if no person, firm or corporation under paragraph
 17 (i) or (ii) of this subdivision takes responsibility for the require-
 18 ments under this title, "battery manufacturer" means the manufacturer of
 19 the product that comes with, or contains, the rechargeable battery at
 20 the time the product is sold;
 21 4. (a) "rechargeable battery" means any of the following rechargeable
 22 batteries weighing less than fifty pounds: (i) any nickel-cadmium,
 23 sealed lead, lithium ion, or nickel metal hydride battery; (ii) any
 24 battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric
 25 scooter or bicycle with electric assist; [or] (iii) any other such dry
 26 cell battery capable of being recharged [weighing