New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 5684: Relates to returnable bottles; repealer
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
S 5684 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to returnable bottles; repealer. Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 12
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel May | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 48 |
| April Baskin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 63 |
| Erik Bottcher | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 47 |
| Jabari Brisport | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 25 |
| Cordell Cleare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Pat Fahy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 46 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 59 |
| Pete Harckham | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 40 |
| Michelle Hinchey | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 41 |
| Robert Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 31 |
| Brian Kavanagh | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Liz Krueger | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 28 |
| Jessica Ramos | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 13 |
| Gustavo Rivera | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 33 |
| Julia Salazar | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 18 |
| James Sanders | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 10 |
| Luis Sepúlveda | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Jose Serrano | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 29 |
| Sam Sutton | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Lea Webb | Co-sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION