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A 1020: Clarifies the definition of lithium-ion battery in relation to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving such batteries.
What A 1020 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to amend the executive law to require specialized hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving lithium-ion batteries. The training program will include guidance on emergency response to lithium-ion battery incidents. The term "lithium-ion battery" will be defined as a specific type of battery that meets certain criteria. The changes will take effect on the same date as another bill related to hazardous materials emergency response training.
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Last action: signed chap.40 (2025-01-28)Alert me
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| Feb. 14, 2025 | signed chap.40 |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.11 |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S736 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 303 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1020 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving lithium-ion batteries The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 156-a of the executive law, as 2 added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the executive law relat- 3 ing to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents 4 involving lithium-ion batteries, as proposed in legislative bills 5 numbers S. 8742 and A. 9337, is amended to read as follows: 6 3. Such specialized hazardous materials emergency response training 7 program curriculum shall also include guidance regarding emergency 8 response to incidents involving lithium-ion batteries. For the purposes 9 of this section, "lithium-ion battery" [means a storage battery in which10an electrical current is generated by lithium ions embedded in a carbon11graphite nickel metal-oxide substrate placed in a high-viscosity carbo-12nate mixture or gelled polymer electrolyte] shall have the same meaning 13 as in section four hundred ninety-five of the general business law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the executive law 16 relating to hazardous materials emergency response training for inci- 17 dents involving lithium-ion batteries, as proposed in legislative bills 18 numbers S. 8742 and A. 9337, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02664-01-5
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