NY State Senate Bill 2025-S257

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Jan 08, 2025	referred to finance

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Fire Prevention
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S6660

2025-S257 (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

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S257

SPONSOR: MARTINEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing a study on lithium-ion battery fires
and prevention

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the department of fire
prevention and control to conduct a study on lithium-ion battery fires
and prevention.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. authorizes the department of fire prevention and control to
conduct a study on lithium-ion battery fires.

Section 2. instructs the department of fire prevention and control to
report its findings to the governor and legislature.

Section 3. is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In recent years, the issue of lithium-ion battery fires has stormed to
the forefront. These fires are extremely dangerous and require a
substantial amount of time and effort to be extinguished. Just this past
year, there were multiple instances of severe fires in New York City
that originated from lithium-ion batteries. These types of fires are a
new phenomenon that must be carefully studied to help create a better
system for handling lithium-ion battery fires.

A study on Lithium-ion battery fires would supply necessary data to help
better prevent and handle these fires. This data would also better serve
our firefighters who handle the challenging task of extinguishing lithi-
um-ion battery fires. Overall, a study would help improve public safety
and the prevention of property damages.

The issue of Lithium-ion battery fires is also extremely time sensitive.
More products with these batteries as their primary power source are
produced every day. Especially in the automotive industry, where now
more than ever vehicles use lithium-ion batteries as a power source. In
a future where more New Yorkers own and drive vehicles powered by lithi-
um-ion batteries, there is potential for more dangerous and more fatal
fires caused by accidents.

Through this study, research will be conducted on various methods of
prevention to achieve solutions on the issue of lithium-ion battery
fires. The study will also include potential recommendations to current
building codes to be better protected from these dangerous fires.
Through these actions, along with others outlined in the bill, we can
help combat lithium-ion battery fires.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    257
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.

                                                            LBD01113-01-5
 S. 257                              2
 
   (i)  collect  data on the number of deaths and injuries in relation to
 lithium-ion battery fires;
   (j)  collect  data  on  property  damage caused by lithium-ion battery
 fires; and
   (k) input from stakeholders in the lithium-ion battery industry.
   § 2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act,  the
 office  of  fire prevention and control shall report its findings to the
 governor and the legislature, as described under  section  one  of  this
 act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S257

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Monica R. Martinez

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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