S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
transport of lithium and lithium metal batteries on all aircraft
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
244 to read as follows:
§ 244. LITHIUM BATTERY BAN. NO AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM A NEW YORK
AIRPORT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TRANSPORT, AS CARGO, LITHIUM OR LITHIUM
METAL BATTERIES. ONLY LITHIUM OR LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES IN CELLULAR
DEVICES OR COMPUTERS INCLUDING TABLETS AND LAPTOPS, SHALL BE PERMITTED
ON SUCH AIRCRAFT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE
WHEN THE LITHIUM OR LITHIUM METAL BATTERY REMAINS IN SUCH DEVICE AND IS
KEPT WITHIN THE PASSENGER CABIN. NO DEVICE CONTAINING A LITHIUM OR
LITHIUM METAL BATTERY SHALL BE STORED WITHIN THE CARGO HOLD OR ANY OTHER
AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07064-01-9