New York S 10168: Enacts the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act of 2026"

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S10168 Summary:

BILL NOS10168A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11369-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRFAHY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd En Con L, generally

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Enacts the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act".

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BILL NOS10168A

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05/04/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1311

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 10168A

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10168--A
 Cal. No. 1311

 IN SENATE

 May 4, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, FAHY -- 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
 enacting the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act
 of 2026"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act of 2026".
 3 § 2. The title heading of title 33 of article 27 of the environmental
 4 conservation law, as amended by chapter 206 of the laws of 2025, is
 5 amended to read as follows:
 6 EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR
 7 CARPET AND ARTIFICIAL TURF
 8 § 3. Section 27-3301 of the environmental conservation law, as added
 9 by chapter 795 of the laws of 2022, the opening paragraph and subdivi-
 10 sion 3-a as added and subdivisions 2, 3, and 10 as amended by chapter 82
 11 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 12 § 27-3301. Definitions.
 13 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 14 following meanings:
 15 1. "Artificial turf" means natural and synthetic materials developed
 16 to resemble natural grass, grass, sod, or lawn, and includes any shock
 17 attenuation layer, infill, or padding.
 18 2. "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that attributes [the] a
 19 product to the owner or licensee of the brand as the producer.
 20 [2.] 3. "Carpet" means a manufactured article that is (a) used by a
 21 consumer, (b) affixed or placed on the floor or building walking surface
 22 as a decorative or functional building interior or exterior feature, and
 23 (c) primarily constructed of a top surface of synthetic or natural face
 24 fibers or yarns or tufts attached to a backing system made of synthetic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15742-04-6

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 1 or natural materials. "Carpet" includes, but is not limited to, a
 2 commercial or residential broadloom carpet, modular carpet tiles, [arti-
 3 ficial turf,] a pad or underlayment used in conjunction with a carpet.
 4 "Carpet" does not include handmade rugs, area rugs, or mats.
 5 [3.] 4. "Closed loop recycling" means recycling in which materials
 6 that are reclaimed are returned to the original process or processes in
 7 which they were generated and they are reused in the production process.
 8 [3-a. "Carpet collection] 5. "Collection program" or "program" means a
 9 program financed and implemented by producers, either individually, or
 10 through a representative organization, that provides for, but is not
 11 limited to, the collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, proper
 12 end-of-life management, or an appropriate combination thereof, of
 13 discarded carpet or artificial turf.
 14 [4.] 6. "Collection site" means (a) a permanent location in the state
 15 at which discarded carpet or artificial turf may be returned by a
 16 consumer[. Collection]; or (b) a mobile collection unit, such as a truck
 17 and trailer, a roll-off truck, or a roll-off container that is
 18 dispatched to a specific