Bill Text: NY S06383 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6383 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to certain smoke detecting devices and the effectiveness thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-25 - SUBSTITUTED BY A9207 [S06383 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06383-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6383--A
            Cal. No. 14
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 8, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported  favora-
          bly  from said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate
          and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored
          to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
          in the order of third reading
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  certain  smoke
          detecting devices; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending
          the  general business law relating to certain smoke detecting devices,
          as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.2696-A  and  A.3057-A,  in
          relation to the effectiveness of such chapter
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 399-ccc of the general business law, as added by  a
     2  chapter  of the laws of 2015, amending the general business law relating
     3  to certain smoke detecting devices, as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
     4  numbers S. 2696-A and A. 3057-A, is amended to read as follows:
     5    §  399-ccc.  Smoke  detecting devices. 1. It shall be unlawful for any
     6  person or entity to distribute, sell, offer  for  sale,  or  import  any
     7  solely  battery  operated  smoke  detecting  alarm  device  powered by a
     8  replaceable, removable battery [not capable of powering such device  for
     9  a  minimum  of ten years].   All solely battery operated smoke detecting
    10  alarm devices that are distributed, sold, offered for sale, or imported,
    11  shall employ a non-removable, non-replaceable battery  that  powers  the
    12  device for a minimum of ten years.
    13    2.  All  product  packaging containing a solely battery operated smoke
    14  detecting alarm device shall include the following information:
    15    (a) the manufacturer's name or  registered  trademark  and  the  model
    16  number of the smoke detecting alarm device; and
    17    (b)  that such alarm device is designed to have a minimum battery life
    18  of ten years.
    19    3. The provisions of this section shall not apply  to  solely  battery
    20  operated  smoke  detecting alarm [device] devices powered by a replacea-
    21  ble, removable battery [not capable of powering such device for a  mini-

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