New York S 2668: Requires limited use motorcycles to have a red tag attached to the charging cord

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S02668 Summary:

BILL NOS02668 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00751

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Ren §399-nnn to be §495-b, amd §495-b, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.7760-A & A.8102-A)

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Requires limited use motorcycles to have a red tag attached to the charging cord which states to unplug when not in use.

Go to top S02668 Actions:

BILL NOS02668 

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/27/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.151

02/10/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A751

&nbspA00751 AMEND= Eachus

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/14/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/14/2025reported 

&nbsp01/14/2025rules report cal.13

&nbsp01/14/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.13

&nbsp01/21/2025passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp01/21/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp02/10/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S2668

&nbsp02/10/20253RD READING CAL.151

&nbsp02/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/12/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp02/14/2025signed chap.24

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2668

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general busi-
 ness law relating to requiring charging cords for micromobility
 devices, mopeds, and bicycles with electric assist to have a red tag
 attached, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7760-A and A.
 8102-A, in relation to charging cords on limited use motorcycles

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

 1 Section 1. Section 399-nnn of the general business law, as added by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general business law relating
 3 to requiring charging cords for micromobility devices, mopeds, and bicy-
 4 cles with electric assist to have a red tag attached, as proposed in
 5 legislative bills numbers S. 7760-A and A. 8102-A, is renumbered section
 6 495-b and amended to read as follows:
 7 § 495-b. Tags on charging cords of micromobility devices, [mopeds]
 8 limited use motorcycles, and bicycles with electric assist. 1. No
 9 person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation shall manufac-
 10 ture, distribute, assemble, recondition, sell or offer for sale at
 11 retail any micromobility device, [moped] limited use motorcycles as
 12 defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic
 13 law, or bicycle with electric assist as defined in section one hundred
 14 two-c of the vehicle and traffic law unless there is a red tag affixed
 15 to the charging cord of such micromobility device, [moped] limited use
 16 motorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehi-
 17 cle and traffic law, or bicycle with electric assist which clearly and
 18 conspicuously states "UNPLUG WHEN NOT IN USE". Such tag shall include
 19 additional consumer safety information regarding safe usage of the prod-
 20 uct and its charging equipment and shall be affixed to the cord near the
 21 end which is plugged into the electricity source.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02661-01-5

 S. 2668 2

 1 2. The department of state shall promulgate rules and regulations
 2 providing guidance on the consumer safety information required to be on
 3 the tag pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
 4 3. The department of state shall post a model tag containing the
 5 information outlined in subdivision one of this section that persons,
 6 firms, partnerships, associations, and corporations can affix to such
 7 charging cords as outlined in subdivision one of this section.
 8 [4. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 9 the following meanings:
 10 (a) "Lithium-ion battery" means a storage battery in which an elec-
 11 trical current is generated