---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to standards for the manufacture and sale of lithium-ion batteries"
description: "Prohibits the sale of lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist or limited use motorcycles unless such batteries are manufactured in accordance with certain standards and specifications; provides a civil penalty; authorizes district attorneys, county attorneys, and corporation counsel to have concurrent authority to seek the relief."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 4938"
citation: "New York A 4938 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Dinowitz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2024-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1718f14a-b60b-4a99-bb96-e31e9819f489"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4938"
source_hash: "0e47007a33660850db07a2624a36a05186616251656b50f041f31db09c8dd763"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4938 (2023-2024) — Relates to standards for the manufacture and sale of lithium-ion batteries

Prohibits the sale of lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist or limited use motorcycles unless such batteries are manufactured in accordance with certain standards and specifications; provides a civil penalty; authorizes district attorneys, county attorneys, and corporation counsel to have concurrent authority to seek the relief.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4938** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4938&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A4938A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938A)
3. **A4938B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938B)
4. **A4938C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938C)
5. **A4938D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938D)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–8** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **134–10** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: D — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- MOTION:DINOWITZ; To reconsider — **149–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey Dinowitz — primary (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Fall — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lupardo — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gary Pretlow — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Pheffer Amato — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-27** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** PRINT NUMBER 4938A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-31** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31** PRINT NUMBER 4938B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** PRINT NUMBER 4938C `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED
- **2024-03-05** RULES REPORT CAL.18
- **2024-03-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.18
- **2024-03-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-05** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2024-04-16** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-04-16** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-04-16** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4938D `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-06** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-06** RECOMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR S154F
- **2024-05-21** 3RD READING CAL.1071
- **2024-05-21** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-11** SIGNED CHAP.195 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1718f14a-b60b-4a99-bb96-e31e9819f489`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).