S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3155
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, AKSHAR, HOYLMAN, PERSAUD -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Consumer Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn-
ings on certain lithium batteries and products containing such
batteries
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 490-c of the general business law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
3. ALL PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE WHICH UTILIZE LITHIUM BATTERIES OF
LESS THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AS A SOURCE OF POWER SHALL BE PACKAGED
WITH LANGUAGE WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS:
"WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS POWERED BY A LITHIUM BATTERY. DUE TO THEIR
SMALL SIZE, LITHIUM BATTERIES CAN EASILY BE SWALLOWED BY CHILDREN.
INGESTION OF SUCH BATTERIES HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE DEATH."
4. ALL LITHIUM BATTERIES OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER SOLD IN
THIS STATE, OR USED IN PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE, SHALL HAVE PRINTED
UPON THEM THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE:
"WARNING: THIS IS A LITHIUM BATTERY WHICH IF SWALLOWED HAS BEEN KNOWN
TO CAUSE DEATH."
§ 2. The department of health shall promulgate any rules and regu-
lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05102-01-1