S 4691: 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.
What S 4691 does, verified May 12, 2026
<p>The bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps starting January 1, 2029. Specifically, it bans compact fluorescent and linear fluorescent mercury-added lamps except for those used in specific applications such as image capture, ultraviolet light emission, disinfection, ozone generation, coral zooxanthellae symbiosis, medical devices, pharmaceutical manufacturing, spectroscopy, academic research, and motor vehicle replacements manufactured before January 1, 2020. Existing stock can be sold until July 1, 2029.</p>
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Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-05-11)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4691
- What is the current status of S 4691?
- As of May 12, 2026, S 4691 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on May 11, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did S 4691 pass?
- Not yet. S 4691 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 4691, and where is it now?
- S 4691 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation. It is filed under ENV, alongside 57 other New York ENV bills this session.
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| May. 11, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| May. 11, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| May. 11, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Apr. 21, 2026 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4691B |
| Feb. 09, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 195 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4691 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE 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: 1 Section 1. Section 27-2107 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, no person 4 shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute mercury-added lamps. 5 § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 27-2107 of the environmental conserva- 6 tion law is REPEALED. 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 8 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
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