Senate Bill S7503A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries to provide customers with an operating manual

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  • 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-S7503 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-cc, Gen Bus L

2023-S7503 - Summary

Requires retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered with lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or bicycles to provide customers with an operating manual.

2023-S7503 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7503 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7503
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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
   retailers  of  bicycles with electric assist and electric batteries to
   provide customers with an operating manual;  and  to  amend  the  real
   property law, in relation to requiring residential leases to contain a
   lease  rider  indicating  that the tenant agrees to not use electrical
   outlets for charging of electric batteries in such leased residence
 
   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; SALE OF ELECTRIC
 BATTERIES. NO PERSON REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING  BICY-
 CLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST OR LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERIES AT RETAIL
 SHALL SELL ANY SUCH BICYCLES OR BATTERIES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE PURCHAS-
 ER AN OPERATING MANUAL FOR SUCH BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR FOR SUCH
 LITHIUM ION  ELECTRIC  BATTERY.  SUCH  OPERATING  MANUAL  SHALL  INCLUDE
 INSTRUCTIONS  ON  HOW TO STORE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY, WHEN AND WHERE TO
 CHARGE THE BATTERY, AND WHAT TO DO IF THE BATTERY  OVERHEATS  OR  LEAKS,
 THERE IS A STRANGE ODOR OR NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY OR THERE IS
 A CHANGE IN THE SHAPE OR COLOR OF THE BATTERY.
   § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-j to
 read as follows:
   § 235-J. LEASE  RIDER  FOR  CHARGING ELECTRIC BATTERIES. EACH OWNER OF
 RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SHALL FURNISH TO EACH TENANT SIGNING A NEW  OR
 RENEWAL  LEASE, A RIDER INDICATING THAT SUCH TENANT AGREES TO NOT USE AN
 ELECTRICAL OUTLET FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  CHARGING  AN  ELECTRIC  BATTERY,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND A BATTERY MEANT
 FOR USE IN A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. SUCH RIDER SHALL BE  ATTACHED
 AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01426-01-3
              

2023-S7503A - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-cc, Gen Bus L

2023-S7503A - Summary

Requires retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered with lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or bicycles to provide customers with an operating manual.

2023-S7503A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7503A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7503--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   retailers  of  bicycles with electric assist and electric batteries to
   provide customers with an operating manual
 
   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; SALE OF ELECTRIC
 BATTERIES. NO PERSON REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING  BICY-
 CLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST OR LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERIES AT RETAIL
 SHALL SELL ANY SUCH BICYCLES OR BATTERIES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE PURCHAS-
 ER AN OPERATING MANUAL FOR SUCH BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR FOR SUCH
 LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERY. SUCH OPERATING MANUAL SHALL BE PRINTED  IN
 ENGLISH AND THE THREE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMIT-
 ED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA IN THE
 MOST  RECENT  AMERICAN  COMMUNITY  SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES
 CENSUS BUREAU.  THE MANUAL SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON  HOW  TO  STORE
 AND  CHARGE  THE BATTERY, WHEN AND WHERE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY, AND WHAT
 TO DO IF THE BATTERY OVERHEATS OR LEAKS, THERE  IS  A  STRANGE  ODOR  OR
 NOISE  ASSOCIATED  WITH THE BATTERY OR THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE SHAPE OR
 COLOR OF THE BATTERY, AND A WEBSITE ADDRESS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION
 OF SUCH MANUAL IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND THE TWELVE MOST  COMMON  NON-
 ENGLISH  LANGUAGES  SPOKEN  BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN
 THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA  IN  THE  MOST  RECENT  AMERICAN  COMMUNITY
 SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01426-03-3
 S. 7503--A                          2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S7503B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-cc, Gen Bus L

2023-S7503B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered with lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or bicycles to provide customers with an operating manual.

2023-S7503B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7503B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7503--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   retailers of micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist  and
   limited  use  motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, and lithi-
   um-ion batteries intended for use  in  such  devices  or  bicycles  to
   provide customers with an operating manual
 
   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 MICROMOBILITY DEVICES, BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST
 AND LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLES POWERED BY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND LITHI-
 UM-ION BATTERIES INTENDED FOR USE IN SUCH DEVICES OR BICYCLES.    1.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   (A) "LITHIUM-ION BATTERY" MEANS A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH AN ORGANIC
 SOLVENT  ELECTROLYTE  AND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES WHICH UTILIZE
 AN INTERCALATION COMPOUND IN WHICH LITHIUM IS STORED.
   (B) "MICROMOBILITY DEVICE" MEANS AN ELECTRIC  SCOOTER  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-E OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AN ELEC-
 TRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE  MOBILITY  DEVICE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  FOURTEEN-D  OF  THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR OTHER PERSONAL
 MOBILITY DEVICE POWERED BY A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY. THE TERM MICROMOBILITY
 DEVICE SHALL NOT INCLUDE BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC  ASSIST  AS  DEFINED  BY
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, LIMITED USE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01426-05-4
              

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