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A01492 Summary:

BILL NO	A01492
SAME AS	SAME AS S02533
SPONSOR	Pheffer Amato (MS)
COSPNSR	Dinowitz, Galef, Braunstein, Solages, Gottfried, Barnwell, Fahy, Perry
MLTSPNSR	Crespo, Englebright, Simon
Amd §490-c, Gen Bus L
Requires lithium batteries of less than 1 inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings that swallowing such batteries has been known to cause death.

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A01492 Actions:

BILL NO	A01492
01/15/2019	referred to consumer affairs and protection
01/08/2020	referred to consumer affairs and protection
01/28/2020	reported referred to codes
02/04/2020	reported
02/06/2020	advanced to third reading cal.389

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A01492 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:DenDekker      
DATE:01/28/2020AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
DenDekker
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Abbate
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Quart
Aye
Miller
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Simon
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rozic
Excused
Niou
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Williams
Aye
Fall
Absent

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:02/04/2020AYE/NAY:19/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Perry
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye

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A01492 Floor Votes:

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A01492 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1492
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 15, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO,  DINOWITZ, GALEF, BRAUNSTEIN,
          SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, BARNWELL, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
          CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring warn-
          ings  on  certain  lithium  batteries  and  products  containing  such
          batteries
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 490-c of the general business  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
     3    3.  All products sold in this state which utilize lithium batteries of
     4  less than one inch in diameter as a source of power  shall  be  packaged
     5  with language which reads as follows:
     6    "WARNING:  This  product is powered by a lithium battery. Due to their
     7  small size, lithium batteries  can  easily  be  swallowed  by  children.
     8  Ingestion of such batteries has been known to cause death."
     9    4.  All  lithium  batteries  of less than one inch in diameter sold in
    10  this state, or used in products sold in this state, shall  have  printed
    11  upon them the following language:
    12    "WARNING:  This is a lithium battery which if swallowed has been known
    13  to cause death."
    14    § 2. The department of health shall promulgate  any  rules  and  regu-
    15  lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    17  it shall have become a law.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02905-01-9

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