Bill Text: NY A08291 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Requires any dealer where lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices and limited use motorcycles are sold at retail or repaired, and/or lithium-ion electric batteries are housed in a storage facility to maintain functional fire protection and suppression measures effective against lithium-ion battery and electrical fires, including but not limited to Class B extinguishers, battery cases, and automatic monitoring and detection; authorizes the department of state to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; imposes a fine of $250 for a knowing violation to comply with such provisions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-7)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-23 - amend and recommit to rules 8291b [A08291 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A08291-Amended.html
Bill Title: Requires any dealer where lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices and limited use motorcycles are sold at retail or repaired, and/or lithium-ion electric batteries are housed in a storage facility to maintain functional fire protection and suppression measures effective against lithium-ion battery and electrical fires, including but not limited to Class B extinguishers, battery cases, and automatic monitoring and detection; authorizes the department of state to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; imposes a fine of $250 for a knowing violation to comply with such provisions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-7)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-23 - amend and recommit to rules 8291b [A08291 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A08291-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8291--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY November 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, GUNTHER, COLTON, JACOBSON, McDONOUGH, GRAY, DeSTEFANO, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ZINERMAN, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH, CHANG, K. BROWN, SHIMSKY, REYES, SIMONE, TAYLOR, ARDILA, BENEDETTO, EPSTEIN, BEEPHAN, LEMONDES, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, LEVENBERG, FAHY, DAVI- LA, ROZIC, COOK, STECK, WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem- bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to retail premises of lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices, and limited use motorcycles 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 2 391-cc to read as follows: 3 § 391-cc. Retail premises of lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with 4 electric assist, micromobility devices, and limited use motorcycles. 1. 5 As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following 6 meanings: 7 (a) "lithium-ion battery" means a rechargeable battery with an organic 8 solvent electrolyte and positive and negative electrodes which utilize 9 an intercalation compound in which lithium is stored. 10 (b) "micromobility device" means an electric scooter as defined in 11 section one hundred fourteen-e of the vehicle and traffic law, an elec- 12 tric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section one 13 hundred fourteen-d of the vehicle and traffic law, or other personal 14 mobility device powered by a lithium-ion battery. The term micromobility 15 device shall not include bicycles with electric assist as defined in 16 section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use 17 motorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13356-04-4A. 8291--A 2 1 cle and traffic law, wheelchairs or other electrically driven mobility 2 assistance devices as defined in section one hundred thirty-a of the 3 vehicle and traffic law, or any vehicle that is capable of being regis- 4 tered with the department of motor vehicles. 5 2. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, 6 which operates a premises where bicycles with electric assist as defined 7 in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, micromobil- 8 ity devices, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred 9 twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law, or lithium-ion batteries 10 are sold at retail, repaired, or housed in a storage facility shall 11 maintain on such premises functional fire protection and suppression 12 measures effective against lithium-ion battery and electrical fires, 13 including but not limited to Class B extinguishers, battery cases, and 14 automatic monitoring and detection. In the event of an electrical fire, 15 such fire protection and suppression system shall have the capability of 16 an immediate response to mitigate and contain the fire. Nothing in this 17 section shall be construed to restrict a municipality from enforcing the 18 provisions of this subdivision or further require additional fire 19 protection and suppression measures. 20 3. Any lithium-ion batteries on the premises shall be required to be 21 stored in battery cases outside of the hours of operation of such 22 retailer and/or while in an unmanned facility during storage. 23 4. The department of state shall promulgate rules, regulations and 24 standards deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this section 25 on or before its effective date and, in conjunction with appropriate 26 agencies, shall establish standards for the installation, operation and 27 inspection of fire protection systems installed pursuant to the 28 provisions of this section. 29 5. A knowing violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine 30 not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. 31 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 32 it shall have become a law.
