---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to rechargeable battery recycling"
description: "Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of \"rechargeable battery\"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 73"
citation: "New York S 73 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Kavanagh"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c29596d-1e6e-4a18-9b25-557348d127fc"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S73"
source_hash: "0e759cb33f3922b656ffe6e6e624835ebc63b9fa5211f3dd015047d6e49e2c33"
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 73 (2025-2026) — Relates to rechargeable battery recycling

Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies.

## Version chain

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

1. **S73** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S73&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **S73A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S73A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–2** (pass) · upper
- Environmental Conservation Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **91–50** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Kavanagh — primary (person)
- Anthony H. Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — cosponsor (person)
- Jack M. Martins — cosponsor (person)
- James Tedisco — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Julia Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin S. Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Liz Krueger — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Helming — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
- Pete Harckham — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rolison — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Rhoads — cosponsor (person)
- William Weber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** 1ST REPORT CAL.392
- **2025-02-26** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2025-03-03** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2025-03-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-03-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-03-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-09** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-06-09** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2025-06-09** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 73A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-12** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-12** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4641A
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.715
- **2025-06-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-17** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-19** SIGNED CHAP.712 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-19** APPROVAL MEMO.87

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c29596d-1e6e-4a18-9b25-557348d127fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).