Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 26, 2024 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A9604
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GLICK
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2023-A9604 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §391-cc, Gen Bus L
2023-A9604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9604 I N A S S E M B L Y March 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-cc to read as follows: § 391-CC. SALE OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. (B) "ELECTRIC SCOOTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-E OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. (C) "FIREPROOF BATTERY CONTAINER" SHALL MEAN A BAG, BOX, BLANKET, OR OTHER MEANS OF CONTAINING OR COVERING A BATTERY USED AS THE PRINCIPAL ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE FOR A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER THAT IS CAPABLE OF RESISTING THE EFFECT OF FIRE INVOLVING SUCH BATTERIES AND MEETS ALL MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBDI- VISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- NY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER TO A CONSUMER UNLESS SUCH BICY- CLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER IS SOLD WITH A FIREPROOF BATTERY CONTAINER FOR THE SAFE STORAGE OF THE BATTERY USED AS THE PRIN- CIPAL ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE. 3. THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHALL DETERMINE THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR FIRE- PROOF BATTERY CONTAINERS UNDER THIS SECTION. 4. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A FIRST VIOLATION, AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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