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S 5441: Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information.
What S 5441 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to direct the state's environmental agency to review and update regulations governing landfills and transfer stations. This review will ensure that the regulations integrate the latest scientific information on the impacts of these facilities on vulnerable populations, water, and the environment. The review will focus on areas such as siting and expansion. The results of the review will be posted on the agency's website by March 1, 2027. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5441
- What is the current status of S 5441?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5441 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION".
- Did S 5441 pass?
- Not yet. S 5441 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5441, and where is it now?
- S 5441 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 244 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5441 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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 directing the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 27-0703 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. The department shall undertake a review of the regulations govern- 4 ing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations, including siting 5 and expansion, to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest 6 scientific information regarding the impacts of such facilities on 7 vulnerable populations such as children and seniors, disadvantaged 8 communities, water, and the environment. On or before March thirty- 9 first, two thousand twenty-seven, the department of environmental 10 conservation shall post a report containing the findings from such 11 review on its website. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03036-01-5
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