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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to standards for the manufacture and sale of lithium-ion batteries"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "A 4938"
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citation: "New York A 4938 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Dinowitz"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-27"
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last_action: "2024-07-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1718f14a-b60b-4a99-bb96-e31e9819f489"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4938"
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source_hash: "0e47007a33660850db07a2624a36a05186616251656b50f041f31db09c8dd763"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 4938 (2023-2024) — Relates to standards for the manufacture and sale of lithium-ion batteries
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A4938** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4938&term=2023&Text=Y)
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2. **A4938A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938A)
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3. **A4938B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938B)
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4. **A4938C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938C)
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5. **A4938D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A4938D)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **137–8** (pass) · lower
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- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **134–10** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote - Version: D — **61–0** (pass) · upper
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- MOTION:DINOWITZ; To reconsider — **149–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffrey Dinowitz — primary (person)
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- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles Fall — cosponsor (person)
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- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
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- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
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- Donna Lupardo — cosponsor (person)
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- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gary Pretlow — cosponsor (person)
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- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Pheffer Amato — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
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- William Colton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-27** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-11** PRINT NUMBER 4938A `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-31** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-31** PRINT NUMBER 4938B `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** PRINT NUMBER 4938C `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** REPORTED
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- **2024-03-05** RULES REPORT CAL.18
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- **2024-03-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.18
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- **2024-03-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2024-03-05** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-16** RECALLED FROM SENATE
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- **2024-04-16** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2024-04-16** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
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- **2024-04-16** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4938D `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-06** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2024-05-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
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- **2024-05-06** RECOMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR S154F
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- **2024-05-21** 3RD READING CAL.1071
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- **2024-05-21** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2024-05-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2024-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-07-11** SIGNED CHAP.195 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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