Bill Text: NY A03057 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 3057 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Provides that batteries in battery operated single station smoke detecting alarm devices shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and capable of powering the devices for a minimum of ten years.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-12-28 - approval memo.37 [A03057 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03057-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        3057--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 22, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. MORELLE, ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, ZEBROWSKI, COOK,
         STECK, MOYA, JAFFEE,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  ROBINSON,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,
         CRESPO,  TITUS,  BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUN-
         STEIN, BRENNAN, GLICK, MARKEY, RIVERA, SKARTADOS,  THIELE,  TITONE  --
         read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
         committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to certain smoke
         detecting devices
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-ccc to read as follows:
    3    S  399-CCC.  SMOKE  DETECTING DEVICES. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY
    4  PERSON OR ENTITY TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER  FOR  SALE,  OR  IMPORT  ANY
    5  SOLELY  BATTERY  OPERATED  SMOKE  DETECTING  ALARM  DEVICE  POWERED BY A
    6  REPLACEABLE, REMOVABLE BATTERY NOT CAPABLE OF POWERING SUCH DEVICE FOR A
    7  MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
    8    2. ALL PRODUCT PACKAGING CONTAINING A SOLELY  BATTERY  OPERATED  SMOKE
    9  DETECTING ALARM DEVICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   10    (A)  THE  MANUFACTURER'S  NAME  OR  REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND THE MODEL
   11  NUMBER OF THE SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICE; AND
   12    (B) THAT SUCH ALARM DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A MINIMUM BATTERY  LIFE
   13  OF TEN YEARS.
   14    3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO SOLELY BATTERY
   15  OPERATED SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICE POWERED BY A REPLACEABLE,  REMOVA-
   16  BLE  BATTERY  NOT  CAPABLE  OF POWERING SUCH DEVICE FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN
   17  YEARS WHICH HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY, OR ARE IN THE  INVENTORY  OF,  OWNERS,
   18  MANAGING  AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, WHOLESALERS OR RETAILERS ON OR BEFORE THE
   19  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
   20  APPLY TO SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICES WHICH RECEIVE  THEIR  POWER  FROM
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04737-03-5
       A. 3057--A                          2
    1  THE  ELECTRICAL  SYSTEM  OF  THE BUILDING, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS WITH SMOKE
    2  DETECTORS, FIRE ALARM DEVICES THAT CONNECT TO A PANEL, OR OTHER  DEVICES
    3  THAT USE A LOW-POWER RADIO FREQUENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNAL.
    4    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2017; provided however,
    5  that effective immediately, all actions and procedures with  respect  to
    6  the  proposed  adoption,  amendment, suspension or repeal of any rule or
    7  regulation necessary for the  timely  implementation  of  this  act  are
    8  directed  and  authorized  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
    9  effective date.