---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to local solid waste management plans"
description: "Relates to local solid waste management plans; requires such plans to include methods to increase waste diversion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5605"
citation: "New York A 5605 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["EPSTEIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-11-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/659f089d-9771-4708-9b08-e4d19fb17e80"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5605"
source_hash: "b468a7f847086d12372bc24dccbc34cd0d031bf22123c1d56fe276befe39dcb9"
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 5605 (2021-2022) — Relates to local solid waste management plans

Relates to local solid waste management plans; requires such plans to include methods to increase waste diversion.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5605** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5605&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- EPSTEIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** REPORTED
- **2021-04-29** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.257
- **2021-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-04** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6334
- **2021-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.983
- **2021-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-02** SIGNED CHAP.551 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/659f089d-9771-4708-9b08-e4d19fb17e80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).