Senate Bill S8743

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to lithium-ion battery safety resources

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Current Bill Status Via A9338 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9338
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-nnn, Gen Bus L

2023-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of state, in consultation with the division of homeland security and emergency services and the New York state energy research and development authority, to develop and maintain safety resources, information, and protocols in regard to fire hazard prevention relating to, but not limited to, lithium-ion batteries, second-use lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, mopeds, and micromobility devices.

2023-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8743
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  lithium-ion
   battery safety resources
 
   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
 399-nnn to read as follows:
   § 399-NNN. LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SAFETY RESOURCES.  1. FOR THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "LITHIUM-ION  BATTERY"  MEANS A STORAGE BATTERY IN WHICH AN ELEC-
 TRICAL CURRENT IS GENERATED BY LITHIUM IONS EMBEDDED IN A CARBON  CARBO-
 NATE MIXTURE OR GELLED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE.
   (B)  "SECOND-USE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY" MEANS A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THAT
 HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED, REFURBISHED, REPAIRED, REPURPOSED  OR  RECONDITIONED
 USING CELLS REMOVED FROM USED BATTERIES.
   (C)  "MICROMOBILITY  DEVICE"  MEANS  AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-E OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AN  ELEC-
 TRICAL  PERSONAL  ASSISTIVE  MOBILITY  DEVICE  AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED FOURTEEN-D OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC  LAW,  OR  OTHER  PERSONAL
 MOBILITY  DEVICE  EQUIPPED  WITH A LITHIUM-ION OR OTHER STORAGE BATTERY,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A SKATEBOARD, UNICYCLE, OR OTHER  SIMILAR
 WHEELED  DEVICE. THE TERM "MICROMOBILITY DEVICE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE BICY-
 CLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-C OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, WHEELCHAIRS OR OTHER ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOBIL-
 ITY ASSISTANCE DEVICES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-A OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR ANY VEHICLE THAT IS CAPABLE OF BEING  REGIS-
 TERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (D)  "MOPED"  MEANS A LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-B OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF HOME-
 LAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES  AND  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ENERGY
 RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY, SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SAFETY
 RESOURCES,  INFORMATION,  AND  PROTOCOLS  IN  REGARD  TO   FIRE   HAZARD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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