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Apr 08, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S7230
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S7230 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9959
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง490-c, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S2085, A5226, A7699
2019-2020: S2533, A1492
2021-2022: S3155, A948
2023-2024: S1106, A2981
2015-S7230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7230 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warnings on certain lithium batteries and products containing such batteries PURPOSE : Requires lithium batteries of less than one inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings thereto. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 490-c of the general business law adding a new subdivision 3 all predictions sold in New York State which utilize lithium batteries of less than one inch in diameter shall be packaged with a warning label that reads "WARNING: This product is powered by a lithium battery. Due to their small size, lithium batteries can easily be swallowed by children. Ingestion of such batteries has been known to cause death." A new subdivision 4 of section 490-c of the general business law states all lithium batteries of less than one inch in diameter sold in
2015-S7230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7230 I N S E N A T E April 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn- ings on certain lithium batteries and products containing such batteries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 490-c of the general business law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows: 3. ALL PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE WHICH UTILIZE LITHIUM BATTERIES OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AS A SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE PACKAGED WITH LANGUAGE WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS: "WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS POWERED BY A LITHIUM BATTERY. DUE TO THEIR SMALL SIZE, LITHIUM BATTERIES CAN EASILY BE SWALLOWED BY CHILDREN. INGESTION OF SUCH BATTERIES HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE DEATH." 4. ALL LITHIUM BATTERIES OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER SOLD IN THIS STATE, OR USED IN PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE, SHALL HAVE PRINTED UPON THEM THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE: "WARNING: THIS IS A LITHIUM BATTERY WHICH IF SWALLOWED HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE DEATH." S 2. The department of health shall promulgate any rules and regu- lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14614-02-6
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