Assembly Bill A8111

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacturing of portable electronic devices

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A8111 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3341
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 40-A §925, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10888, S8797
2021-2022: A6287, S5970
2023-2024: A2810, S4943

2025-A8111 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires portable electronic devices manufactured for sale in the state to be equipped with an ATSC 3.0 chip.

2025-A8111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8111
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the manufactur-
   ing of portable electronic devices
 
   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 article
 40-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 40-A
                        PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
 SECTION 925. MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS.
   §  925.  MANUFACTURING  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS
 SECTION, "PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE" SHALL MEAN  ANY  HAND-HELD  MOBILE
 TELEPHONE, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWEN-
 TY-FIVE-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
 (PDA), OR HANDHELD DEVICE WITH MOBILE DATA ACCESS.
   2. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, NO  MANUFAC-
 TURER  SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  SALE  IN  THIS STATE ANY PORTABLE ELECTRONIC
 DEVICE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ATSC 3.0 CHIP.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07343-01-5

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