New York A 6255: Creates the "Commission on Battery Fire Safety Practices"

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A06255 Summary:

BILL NOA06255 

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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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Creates the commission on battery fire safety practices to evaluate the need for resources for police, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services concerning health and safety best practices when responding to lithium-ion battery incidents.

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BILL NOA06255 

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02/27/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6255

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 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 in relation to creating the commission on battery fire safety
 practices to evaluate the need for resources for police, volunteer
 fire departments and emergency medical services concerning health and
 safety best practices when responding to lithium-ion battery incidents

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
 2 renewable energy mandates such as those codified in the Climate Leader-
 3 ship and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) are driving policy decisions
 4 statewide without accounting for either the costs of implementation or,
 5 in some cases, considerations of environmental and personnel health and
 6 safety. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the state's push to
 7 purchase, procure and encourage increased use of electric vehicles and
 8 the development of large-scale energy storage facilities, both of which
 9 depend on lithium-ion batteries to function effectively. To date,
 10 despite CLCPA mandates and similar efforts, there has been little or no
 11 consideration given to the potential health, safety and environmental
 12 concerns associated with lithium-ion battery casualties, especially
 13 their tendencies toward high-heat fires caused by "thermal runaway" in
 14 the event of an automotive accident or other incident where battery
 15 casings suffer damage. New York state is home to over 230,000 first
 16 responders, who are currently placed at risk through environmentally and
 17 economically irresponsible mandates every time they respond to an inci-
 18 dent involving an electric vehicle or battery-based energy storage. The
 19 legislature thus finds that the health and safety risks associated with
 20 lithium-ion battery incidents need to be studied in detail, and compre-
 21 hensive best practices need to be developed, in order to protect those
 22 who are at the forefront of the state's emergency response capabilities.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06984-01-5

 A. 6255 2

 1 Toward this end, the legislature further recommends that no purchase or
 2 procurement of electric vehicles or energy storage facilities for any
 3 state purpose occur prior to the conclusion of the commission on battery
 4 fire safety practices, and the purchase of all necessary equipment and
 5 training for all state first responder personnel based upon such commis-
 6 sion's recommendations.
 7 § 2. (a) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the
 8 commission on battery fire safety practices, hereafter referred to as
 9 the "commission", which shall be tasked with evaluating the need for
 10 resources for volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services
 11 within the state concerning health and safety best practices when
 12 responding to lithium-ion battery incidents.
 13 (b) The commission shall consist of 13 members, 7 of which shall be
 14 appointed by the governor, including the commissioner of the Division of
 15 Homeland Security and Emergency Services who shall serve as the chair;
 16 the Director of the Office of Fire Preve