New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A5119: Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law and the state finance law, in relation to solid waste removal invoices and directing penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
From the amended text, May 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law and the state finance law, in relation to solid waste removal invoices and directing penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 392-l to read as follows: § 392-L. SOLID WASTE REMOVAL INVOICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ESTIMATED FULL COST" SHALL MEAN A GOOD FAITH PROJECTION OF THE EXPECTED FULL COST. (B) "FULL COST" SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL PRICE, INCLUDING ANY SERVICE CHARGES AND ADDITIONAL FEES, OF WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES. (C) "WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES" SHALL MEAN THE PROPER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE BY A WASTE HAULER FOR A CUSTOMER ON A ONE-TIME BASIS. (D) "WASTE HAULER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON REGISTERED OR PERMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION TO TRANSPORT SOLID WASTE. 2. ANY WASTE HAULER THAT PROVIDES WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES SHALL: (A) INFORM A CUSTOMER OF THE ESTIMATED FULL COST WASTE REMOVAL SERVICES MAY COST, PRESENTED IN A RANGE FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST AMOUNT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to …
Sponsors
- Khaleel Anderson (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.478
- : RULES REPORT CAL.478
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : PRINT NUMBER 5119B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : PRINT NUMBER 5119A
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 22 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 4, 2026): 20 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A5119?
- A5119 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to solid waste removal invoices and directs certain penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
- What does A5119 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law and the state finance law, in relation to solid waste removal invoices and directing penalties and fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
- What is the status of A5119?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.478 (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5119?
- Khaleel Anderson (D, 31).
- Where is the official record for A5119?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5119
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.