NY A 6391
in committeeEnacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act"
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 6391 pass?
Not yet. NY A 6391 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
What is NY A 6391 about?
Enacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act" to prevent monies or assets of the common retirement fund from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any institution or company engaging in cobalt and lithium mining or production for the manufacture of batteries used in large-scale battery storage power stations and the primary propulsion systems for electric vehicles, if such company cannot establish through approved independent monitoring that their mining operation does not use child labor and that adult miners and other workers are employed under conditions that meet accepted criteria.
Who sponsors NY A 6391?
Philip Palmesano is the primary sponsor of NY A 6391, joined by 8 cosponsors.
Description
Enacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act" to prevent monies or assets of the common retirement fund from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any institution or company engaging in cobalt and lithium mining or production for the manufacture of batteries used in large-scale battery storage power stations and the primary propulsion systems for electric vehicles, if such company cannot establish through approved independent monitoring that their mining operation does not use child labor and that adult miners and other workers are employed under conditions that meet accepted criteria.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Philip Palmesanoprimary
- Joe Angelinocosponsor
- Scott H. Bendettcosponsor
- Kenneth Blankenbushcosponsor
- Joe DeStefanocosponsor
- Jeff Gallahancosponsor
- Josh Jensencosponsor
- David McDonoughcosponsor
- Chris Taguecosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-03-04
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
referral-committee
Versions
- A6391Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: A 9241not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 4827not in this corpus
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