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S 6311: Requires bomb or blast resistant garbage receptacles in facilities of common carriers; provides minimum specifications for such receptacles shall be set by the NYS division of homeland security and emergency services.
What S 6311 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill requires bomb or blast resistant garbage receptacles in facilities of common carriers. Every corporation, person, or common carrier performing a service shall only furnish these receptacles. The minimum specifications for the receptacles will be determined by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The new requirements will take effect 180 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6311
- What is the current status of S 6311?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 6311 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 TRANSPORTATION".
- Did S 6311 pass?
- Not yet. S 6311 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6311, and where is it now?
- S 6311 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 10, 2025 · 215 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6311 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring bomb or blast resistant garbage receptacles in facilities of common carriers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 2 113 to read as follows: 3 § 113. Bomb resistant garbage receptacles. 1. Every corporation, 4 person or common carrier performing a service designated in section 5 ninety-five of this article, shall only furnish, with respect to facili- 6 ties thereto, bomb or blast resistant garbage receptacles. 7 2. The minimum specifications of the bomb or blast resistant garbage 8 receptacles shall be determined by the New York state division of home- 9 land security and emergency services. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00077-01-5
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