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Assembly Bill A7902A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter

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2023-A7902 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1244 & 1290, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A252

2023-A7902 - Summary

Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.

2023-A7902 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7902
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of a
   fireproof blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with elec-
   tric assist or an electric scooter

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1244 to read as follows:
   §  1244.  BATTERY PACK; FIREPROOF BLANKET. 1. EVERY BICYCLE WITH ELEC-
 TRIC ASSIST SHALL BE SOLD WITH  A  FIBERGLASS  FIREPROOF  BLANKET  WHICH
 SHALL  BE  USED  WHEN  CHARGING  THE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. EVERY
 PERSON CHARGING A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL PLACE THE  LITHIUM-
 ION  BATTERY PACK UNDER SUCH FIBERGLASS FIREPROOF BLANKET, OR IN A FIRE-
 PROOF BAG OR CONTAINER, WHILE THE  CHARGING  IS  TAKING  PLACE.  IF  THE
 BATTERY  CANNOT  BE  REMOVED  FROM  THE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AND
 CHARGED SEPARATELY, THEN A FIBERGLASS FIREPROOF BLANKET SHALL BE  PLACED
 OVER THE ENTIRE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   2. SELLERS OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL INCLUDE A FIBERGLASS
 FIREPROOF BLANKET OR FIREPROOF BAG OR CONTAINER WHICH MEETS THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION FOR THE PARTICULAR BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST
 BEING PURCHASED WITH EACH PURCHASE OF A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   3. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY  A  FINE  OF  FIVE
 HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
   § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1290 to read as follows:
   §  1290.  BATTERY  PACK;  FIREPROOF BLANKET. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC SCOOTER
 SHALL BE SOLD WITH A FIBERGLASS FIREPROOF BLANKET WHICH  SHALL  BE  USED
 WHEN  CHARGING  THE  ELECTRIC SCOOTER. EVERY PERSON CHARGING AN ELECTRIC
 SCOOTER SHALL PLACE THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK UNDER  SUCH  FIBERGLASS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11854-01-3

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2023-A7902A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1244 & 1290, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A252

2023-A7902A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.

2023-A7902A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7902--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EACHUS, GUNTHER, COLTON, JACOBSON, McDONOUGH,
   GRAY, DeSTEFANO, ZINERMAN, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH, SHIMSKY, SIMONE, TAYLOR,
   ARDILA,  BENEDETTO,  EPSTEIN,  BEEPHAN,  CHANG,   K. BROWN,   HYNDMAN,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, LEVENBERG, FAHY, DAVILA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of a
   fire-resistant  blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with
   electric assist or an electric scooter
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1244 to read as follows:
   § 1244. BATTERY PACK; FIRE-RESISTANT BLANKET. 1.  EVERY  BICYCLE  WITH
 ELECTRIC  ASSIST  SHALL BE SOLD WITH A FIBERGLASS FIRE-RESISTANT BLANKET
 WHICH SHALL BE USED WHEN CHARGING  THE  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST.
 EVERY  PERSON  CHARGING  A  BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL PLACE THE
 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK UNDER SUCH FIBERGLASS  FIRE-RESISTANT  BLANKET,
 OR  IN  A  FIRE-RESISTANT BAG OR CONTAINER, WHILE THE CHARGING IS TAKING
 PLACE. IF THE BATTERY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC
 ASSIST  AND CHARGED SEPARATELY, THEN A FIBERGLASS FIRE-RESISTANT BLANKET
 SHALL BE PLACED OVER THE ENTIRE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   2. SELLERS OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL INCLUDE A FIBERGLASS
 FIRE-RESISTANT BLANKET OR FIRE-RESISTANT BAG OR  CONTAINER  WHICH  MEETS
 THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THIS SECTION FOR THE PARTICULAR BICYCLE WITH ELEC-
 TRIC ASSIST BEING PURCHASED WITH EACH PURCHASE OF A BICYCLE  WITH  ELEC-
 TRIC ASSIST.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11854-02-4
 A. 7902--A                          2

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