New York A 6381: Relates to the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and the manufacturing thereof

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6381

Sponsors: Philip Palmesano, Andrea Bailey, Chris Tague, David McDonough, Jeff Gallahan, Joe Angelino, Keith Brown, Kenneth Blankenbush

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A06381 Summary:

BILL NOA06381 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPalmesano

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COSPNSRAngelino, Blankenbush, Brown K, Gallahan, McDonough, Tague, Bailey

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §19-0301, En Con L

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Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery use and manufacture on air, water and soil.

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BILL NOA06381 

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03/04/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6381

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, K. BROWN,
 GALLAHAN, McDONOUGH, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 educating the public about the health and environmental impacts of
 lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and the manufacturing
 thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 19-0301 of the
 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of
 3 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 b. Encourage voluntary cooperation by all persons in controlling air,
 5 water and soil pollution and air, water and soil contamination, includ-
 6 ing but not limited to, educating the public about the health and envi-
 7 ronmental impacts of idling vehicles, such as air pollution from vehicle
 8 emissions, environmental impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and health
 9 risks associated with exposure to vehicle emissions. Such education
 10 shall, at a minimum, include developing and distributing educational
 11 materials and posting such information on the department's website.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03696-01-5

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