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Cordell Cleare

Sponsor · State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S736 (2025-26)

Relates to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving lithium-ion batteries

Latest action Feb 14, 2025

Summary

Clarifies the definition of lithium-ion battery in relation to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving such batteries.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1020, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1020, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment to L.2024, c.199, to make technical changes for clarity and consistency with similar laws regarding lithium-ion batteries.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 28, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1020, the matching Assembly bill.

    (61) (0) (0) (2)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Feb 14, 2025

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.40

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 28, 2025

    3RD Reading CAL.11

    3RD READING CAL.11

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 28, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 28, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A1020

    NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Jan 14, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 14, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 13, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.11

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.11

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 13, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 13, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.5

    RULES REPORT CAL.5

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    NY Assembly

  8. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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