PCS for HB 291 (2025) — An act relating to personal mobility device battery safety standards

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PCS for HB 291 (2025), a proposed committee bill titled "A bill to be entitled An act relating to personal mobility device battery safety standards." It amends section 403.7192, Florida Statutes, to define "personal mobility device" and to bar a person acting as a commercial seller from selling a device using a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that is not certified as meeting an internationally accepted ingress protection standard. It states that a battery that is IPX6 certified in accordance with International Electrotechnical Commission Standard No. 60529 meets the requirement. A violator is subject to an administrative fine of up to $1,000 for a first violation, up to $5,000 for a second violation and up to $10,000 for a third or subsequent violation. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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Issuer: Congressional materials
Document type: 2025 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn
Case: 2025 3288 Industries Professional Activities Subcommittee Proposed Committee Bills Pcbs Fn Pcs For Hb 291

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           PCS for HB 291                                                                                       2025




    1                                         A bill to be entitled
    2              An act relating to personal mobility device battery
    3              safety standards; amending s. 403.7192, F.S.; defining
    4              the term "personal mobility device"; prohibiting the
    5              sale of a personal mobility device using a battery
    6              that is not certified as meeting a specified ingress
    7              protection standard; providing penalties; providing an
    8              effective date.
    9
10         Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12                 Section 1.          Paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of subsection (1)
13         of section 403.7192, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
14         paragraphs (e), (f), and (g), respectively, subsections (9) and
15         (10) are renumbered as subsections (10) and (11), respectively,
16         a new paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1), and a new
17         subsection (9) is added to that section, to read:
18                 403.7192          Batteries; requirements for consumer,
19         manufacturers, and sellers; penalties.—
20                 (1)      As used in this section, the term:
21                 (d)      "Personal mobility device" means a small, lightweight
22         vehicle powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed
23         to transport only one person, such as an electric bicycle,
24         electric skateboard, or electric scooter.
25                 (9)(a)       A person who engages in the business of, serves in

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        PCS for HB 291                                                                                       2025




26      the capacity of, or acts as a commercial seller of personal
27      mobility devices may not sell any personal mobility device using
28      a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that is not certified by a
29      recognized certification organization as meeting an
30      internationally accepted ingress protection standard for
31      electrical enclosures that provide protection against the
32      effects of temporary submersion in liquid up to a depth of 1
33      meter. A battery that is IPX6 certified in accordance with
34      International Electrotechnical Commission Standard No. 60529
35      meets the requirements of this subsection.
36              (b)      A person who violates paragraph (a) is subject to an
37      administrative fine, assessed by the department, of up to $1,000
38      for a first violation; a fine of up to $5,000 for a second
39      violation; and a fine of up to $10,000 for a third or subsequent
40      violation. The department shall deposit fines collected pursuant
41      to this paragraph into the General Revenue Fund. The department
42      may suspend the imposition of a fine pursuant to this paragraph,
43      conditioned upon the person's compliance with terms the
44      department deems appropriate.
45              Section 2.         This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.




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