---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a postconsumer paint collection program"
description: "Establishes a postconsumer paint collection program; requires producers of architectural paint sold at retail in the state or a representative organization to submit a plan to the commissioner of environmental conservation for the establishment of a postconsumer paint collection program; prohibits a producer or retailer from selling architectural paint in the state unless the producer or producer's representative organization is implementing an approved program plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 4351"
citation: "New York S 4351 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KENNEDY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-08"
last_action: "2019-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8450cc0e-3e6c-4bbf-a2dd-fd52cb85922f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S4351"
source_hash: "a773c971bb9edd624c551433e4ce6f62cd7af80a813cb013284784bcf90adaa0"
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 S 4351 (2019-2020) — Establishes a postconsumer paint collection program

Establishes a postconsumer paint collection program; requires producers of architectural paint sold at retail in the state or a representative organization to submit a plan to the commissioner of environmental conservation for the establishment of a postconsumer paint collection program; prohibits a producer or retailer from selling architectural paint in the state unless the producer or producer's representative organization is implementing an approved program plan.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4351** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4351&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–3** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Environmental Conservation Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KENNEDY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1186
- **2019-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6373
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.643
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-16** SIGNED CHAP.673 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-16** APPROVAL MEMO.57

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8450cc0e-3e6c-4bbf-a2dd-fd52cb85922f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).