Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force
Summary
Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the fraud, enforcement, and reporting requirements related to the New York state returnable container act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2025
Last action Feb 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2025
How they voted
49–7
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 62
May 19, 2025
D
Democratic40
87% Yea
R
Republican22
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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