---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps"
description: "Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 2501"
citation: "New York A 2501 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf2f55c8-68ae-4fd8-be23-6dbab198d307"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A2501"
source_hash: "62f15c5aaf586094c600f878753e22c1700f9b3987498fad5e43ac7a015ec466"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 2501 (2019-2020) — Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A2501** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2501&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A2501A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A2501A)

## Votes

- MOTION:ENGLEBRIGHT; To reconsider — **141–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **143–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- FAHY — cosponsor (person)
- FERNANDEZ — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GLICK — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- PICHARDO — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- STECK — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** REPORTED
- **2019-02-21** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.61
- **2019-02-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-02-27** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2019-04-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-04-10** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-04-10** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2501A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-04-30** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-04-30** RECOMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2139B
- **2019-04-30** 3RD READING CAL.75
- **2019-04-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-13** SIGNED CHAP.647 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-13** APPROVAL MEMO.38

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf2f55c8-68ae-4fd8-be23-6dbab198d307`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).