# New York S 8832: Relates to rechargeable battery recycling New York S 8832, Relates to rechargeable battery recycling, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian Kavanagh (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.87) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8832-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 8832 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to rechargeable battery recycling - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.87 - Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: RULES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (168 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Battery sellers must join approved recycling plans: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, manufacturers cannot sell, offer, or distribute covered scooter and electric-assist bicycle batteries without an approved recycling plan. Retailers also cannot sell or offer covered rechargeable batteries unless their manufacturer operates under an approved plan. Retailer… - Free battery returns with safety limits: mixed, low. Retailers must accept similar rechargeable batteries free during business hours: 10 per person daily, or as many as the customer buys. Scooter and electric-assist bicycle battery returns are voluntary, only at retailers selling those vehicles or batteries. Participating retailers may accept five pe… - Consumers get recycling locations and safety information: mixed, low. Manufacturers must share collection locations, hours, accepted battery types, safety information, and promotional materials. They must also explain municipal reimbursement options. Annual reports to the state must show batteries received and recycled, collection sites and events, quantities collect… - Local governments get battery collection costs repaid: mixed, low. Manufacturers must repay local governments for all costs tied to collecting scooter and electric-assist bicycle batteries. Covered costs include safety training and storage. The law sets no dollar limit on these reimbursements. This shifts the covered collection costs from local governments to manu… - Battery makers fund safer recycling access: mixed, low. Manufacturers must fund covered battery returns and recycling, alone or together, and supply safe-storage containers and equipment. Coverage includes rechargeable batteries and packs weighing less than 50 pounds, including scooter and electric-assist bicycle power batteries. It excludes non-recharg… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-10 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 97 | 46 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 51 | 5 | | | 2026-01-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.87 (Senate) - 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2026-02-10: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-02-10: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-02-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.16 (House) - 2026-02-10: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9504 (House) - 2026-01-21: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (House) - 2026-01-21: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2026-01-21: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.47 (Senate) - 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) ## Bill text - Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8832) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8832) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8832-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).