Senate Bill S6660

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6660 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7483
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Fire Prevention

2023-S6660 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention to review the severity of lithium-ion battery fires, including what specific components of the battery causes severe fires; examine the effectiveness of lithium fireproof blankets on such fires; examine the current measures of safety implemented by fire departments across New York in relation to lithium-ion battery fires; requires a report to the governor and the legislature

2023-S6660 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6660 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6660
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing a study on lithium-ion  battery  fires
   and prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The office of fire prevention and control is hereby author-
 ized to conduct a study on lithium-ion battery fires and  prevention  in
 conjunction  with  the  New  York  state energy research and development
 authority and the New York city  fire  department.    Such  study  shall
 include but not be limited to:
   (a)  review  the severity of lithium-ion battery fires, including what
 specific components of the battery causes severe fires;
   (b) examine the effectiveness of lithium fireproof  blankets  on  such
 fires;
   (c) examine the current measures of safety implemented by fire depart-
 ments across New York in relation to lithium-ion battery fires;
   (d)  examine  measures  other fire departments in different states and
 countries have implemented to increase safety in relation to lithium-ion
 battery fires;
   (e) examine and make recommendations on measures the state of New York
 may take in order to increase  safety  related  to  lithium-ion  battery
 fires;
   (f)   examine  and  make  recommendations  for  establishing  training
 requirements for proper handling of lithium-ion battery fires;
   (g) examine and make recommendations to update current building  codes
 for charging devices that may contain lithium-ion batteries;
   (h)  develop  a  public awareness and education program in relation to
 lithium-ion  battery  fires  including  but  not  limited  to:  storage,
 disposal, and lithium-ion battery fire suppression;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10568-02-3
 S. 6660                             2

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