Assembly Actions -
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Feb 12, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 07, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 06, 2024 |
1st report cal.360 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to consumer protection returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 06, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 01, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 25, 2023 |
1st report cal.659 |
Jan 10, 2023 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S1106
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2023-S1106 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S1106 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1106 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn- ings on certain lithium batteries and products containing such batteries PURPOSE: Requires lithium batteries of less than one inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings thereto. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 490-c of the general business law adding a new subdivision 3 all predictions sold in New York State which utilize lithium batteries of less than one inch in diameter shall be packaged with a warning label that reads "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." A new subdivision 4 of section 490-c of the general busi-
2023-S1106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1106 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, 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. LBD03353-01-3
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