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Assembly Bill A10631A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to certain smoke detecting devices

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2011-A10631 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7422
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5200
2015-2016: A3057

2011-A10631 - Summary

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.

2011-A10631 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10631

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Morelle) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to standards for  instal-
  lation of single station smoke detecting alarm devices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 5-b of section 378 of the execu-
tive law, as amended by chapter 96 of the laws of 1988 and such  section
as  renumbered  by chapter 94 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  c. such device or devices shall be  in  compliance  with  the  uniform
code,  provided, however, that for purposes of this subdivision, battery
operated devices shall be permitted SO LONG AS  THE  BATTERIES  IN  SUCH
BATTERY  OPERATED DEVICES ARE NON-REPLACEABLE, NON-REMOVABLE AND CAPABLE
OF POWERING THE DEVICES FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS,
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment,  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized and  directed
to be made and completed on or before such effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15791-01-2

2011-A10631A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7422
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5200
2015-2016: A3057

2011-A10631A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2011-A10631A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                10631--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Morelle) --
  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:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-ccc to read as follows:
  S 399-CCC. SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES. 1. IT SHALL BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR  ANY
PERSON  TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, INSTALL OR IMPORT ANY SMOKE
DETECTING DEVICE, WHICH IS BATTERY OPERATED AND  IS  NOT  POWERED  BY  A
BATTERY  THAT  IS NON-REPLACEABLE, NON-REMOVABLE AND CAPABLE OF POWERING
SUCH DEVICE FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
  2. ALL PRODUCT PACKAGING CONTAINING A BATTERY OPERATED SMOKE DETECTING
DEVICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME OR  REGISTERED  TRADEMARK  AND  THE  MODEL
NUMBER OF THE SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE; AND
  (B) A MINIMUM BATTERY LIFE OF TEN YEARS.
  3.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO BATTERY OPERATED
SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
SECTION  WHICH  ARE  REMOVED OR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER ROOM OR AREA OF THE
SAME BUILDING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NOR  SHALL  THEY
APPLY  TO  BATTERY  OPERATED  SMOKE  DETECTING  DEVICES  WHICH HAVE BEEN
ORDERED BY, OR  ARE  IN  THE  INVENTORY  OF,  OWNERS,  MANAGING  AGENTS,
CONTRACTORS, WHOLESALERS OR RETAILERS ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2014; provided however,
that effective immediately, all actions and procedures with  respect  to
the  proposed  adoption,  amendment, suspension or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the  timely  implementation  of  this  act  are
directed  and  authorized  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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