Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 4525 — State of New Jersey (June 12, 2025)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated June 12, 2025, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4525, which sets requirements for receiving and purchasing scrap metal containing propulsion batteries. A person delivering or selling scrap metal to a scrap metal business must disclose in writing whether it contains a propulsion battery. If the disclosure says it does not, the business must inspect the scrap metal to confirm that before receipt or purchase. The business must keep records of all propulsion battery disclosures and inspections for at least five years, in a manner the Attorney General may prescribe.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
4525

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE
12, 2025

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 4525.

This
bill establishes requirements for the receipt and purchase of scrap metals
containing propulsion batteries.

Under
the bill, a person delivering or selling scrap metal to a scrap metal business
is required to disclose, in writing, whether the scrap metal contains a
propulsion battery before the scrap metal business receives or purchases the
scrap metal. The bill also requires a scrap metal business to inspect scrap
metal before receipt or purchase to confirm that the scrap metal does not
contain a propulsion battery if the disclosure made by the person delivering or
selling the scrap metal indicates that the scrap metal does not contain such a
battery.

Additionally,
a scrap metal business is required to maintain, for at least five years and in
a manner as may be prescribed by the Attorney General, a record of all
propulsion battery disclosures for scrap metal received or purchased by the
scrap metal business and a record of the inspection of scrap metal received or
purchased by the scrap metal business if the disclosure made by the person
delivering or selling the scrap metal indicates the scrap metal does not contain
a propulsion battery.

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