Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jun 01, 2023 |
print number 1910a |
Jun 01, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 23, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A1910A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZINERMAN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jeffrion Aubry
Alicia Hyndman
multi-Sponsors
Dana Levenberg
2023-A1910 - Details
2023-A1910 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1910 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring retailers of bicycles with electric assist and electric batteries to provide customers with an operating manual; and to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring residential leases to contain a lease rider indicating that the tenant agrees to not use electrical outlets for charging of electric batteries in such leased residence 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 391-cc to read as follows: § 391-CC. SALE OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST; SALE OF ELECTRIC BATTERIES. NO PERSON REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING BICY- CLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERIES AT RETAIL SHALL SELL ANY SUCH BICYCLES OR BATTERIES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE PURCHAS- ER AN OPERATING MANUAL FOR SUCH BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR FOR SUCH LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERY. SUCH OPERATING MANUAL SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO STORE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY, WHEN AND WHERE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY, AND WHAT TO DO IF THE BATTERY OVERHEATS OR LEAKS, THERE IS A STRANGE ODOR OR NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY OR THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE SHAPE OR COLOR OF THE BATTERY. § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-j to read as follows: § 235-J. LEASE RIDER FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC BATTERIES. EACH OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SHALL FURNISH TO EACH TENANT SIGNING A NEW OR RENEWAL LEASE, A RIDER INDICATING THAT SUCH TENANT AGREES TO NOT USE AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHARGING AN ELECTRIC BATTERY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND A BATTERY MEANT FOR USE IN A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. SUCH RIDER SHALL BE ATTACHED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01426-01-3
co-Sponsors
Jeffrion Aubry
Alicia Hyndman
Steven Otis
multi-Sponsors
Dana Levenberg
2023-A1910A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1910A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1910--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN, AUBRY, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring retailers of bicycles with electric assist and electric batteries to provide customers with an operating manual 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 391-cc to read as follows: § 391-CC. SALE OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST; SALE OF ELECTRIC BATTERIES. NO PERSON REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING BICY- CLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERIES AT RETAIL SHALL SELL ANY SUCH BICYCLES OR BATTERIES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE PURCHAS- ER AN OPERATING MANUAL FOR SUCH BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR FOR SUCH LITHIUM ION ELECTRIC BATTERY. SUCH OPERATING MANUAL SHALL BE PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND THE THREE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMIT- ED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA IN THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. THE MANUAL SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO STORE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY, WHEN AND WHERE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY, AND WHAT TO DO IF THE BATTERY OVERHEATS OR LEAKS, THERE IS A STRANGE ODOR OR NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY OR THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE SHAPE OR COLOR OF THE BATTERY, AND A WEBSITE ADDRESS WHERE THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF SUCH MANUAL IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND THE TWELVE MOST COMMON NON- ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA IN THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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