New York A 11362: Relates to retail premises of lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices, and limited use motorcycles

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A11362 Summary:

BILL NOA11362 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04810

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SPONSORRules (Eachus)

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COSPNSRColton, Jacobson, McDonough, Gray, DeStefano, Gonzalez-Rojas, Zinerman, Gallagher, Sayegh, Chang,
 Brown K, Shimsky, Reyes, Simone, Taylor, Benedetto, Beephan, Lemondes, Hyndman, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Levenberg, Davila, Rozic, Cook, Steck, Woerner, Lee, Raga, Rosenthal, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §391-ccc, Gen Bus L

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Requires any dealer where lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices and limited use motorcycles are sold at retail or repaired, and/or lithium-ion electric batteries are housed in a storage facility to maintain functional fire protection and suppression measures effective against lithium-ion battery and electrical fires, including but not limited to Class B extinguishers, battery cases, and automatic monitoring and detection; authorizes the department of state to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; imposes a fine of $250 for a knowing violation to comply with such provisions.

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BILL NOA11362 

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05/13/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11362

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 13, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Eachus,
 Colton, Jacobson, McDonough, Gray, DeStefano, Gonzalez-Rojas, Ziner-
 man, Gallagher, Sayegh, Chang, K. Brown, Shimsky, Reyes, Simone,
 Taylor, Benedetto, Beephan, Lemondes, Hyndman, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Levenberg, Davila, Rozic, Cook, Steck, Woerner, Lee, Raga, Rosenthal,
 Simon) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
 and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to retail premises
 of lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with electric assist, micromobility
 devices, and limited use motorcycles

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 391-ccc to read as follows:
 3 § 391-ccc. Retail premises of lithium-ion batteries, bicycles with
 4 electric assist, micromobility devices, and limited use motorcycles. 1.
 5 As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
 6 meanings:
 7 (a) "battery case" means a metal container or cabinet specifically
 8 designed and intended for the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries or
 9 flammable materials;
 10 (b) "lithium-ion battery" means a rechargeable battery with an organic
 11 solvent electrolyte and positive and negative electrodes which utilize
 12 an intercalation compound in which lithium is stored; and
 13 (c) "micromobility device" means an electric scooter as defined in
 14 section one hundred fourteen-e of the vehicle and traffic law, an elec-
 15 tric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section one
 16 hundred fourteen-d of the vehicle and traffic law, or other personal
 17 mobility device powered by a lithium-ion battery. The term micromobility
 18 device shall not include bicycles with electric assist as defined in
 19 section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use
 20 motorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehi-
 21 cle and traffic law, wheelchairs or other electrically driven mobility
 22 assistance devices as defined in section one hundred thirty-a of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09596-01-5

 A. 11362 2

 1 vehicle and traffic law, or any vehicle that is capable of being regis-
 2 tered with the department of motor vehicles.
 3 2. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation,
 4 which operates a premises where bicycles with electric assist as defined
 5 in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, micromobil-
 6 ity devices, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred
 7 twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law, or lithium-ion batteries
 8 are sold at retail, repaired, or housed in a storage facility shal