Bill Text: NJ A588 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends warranty for partial zero emission vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee [A588 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A588-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 588

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  PAUL D. MORIARTY

District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman  TIM EUSTACE

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Assemblyman  JAMES J. KENNEDY

District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Coughlin, McKeon and Johnson

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Extends warranty for partial zero emission vehicles.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

An Act concerning partial zero emission vehicle warranties and supplementing P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.15 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.   In addition to any other law, rule, or regulation concerning warranty provisions, a partial zero emission vehicle sold in this State shall include an extended performance and defects warranty, which shall be, at a minimum, for a period of 15 years or 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first, except that the warranty period for a zero emission energy storage device used for traction power, including, but not limited to, a battery, ultracapacitor, or other electric storage device, shall be, at a minimum, 10 years.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill creates an extended performance and defects warranty for partial zero emission vehicles (PZEVs).

     The extended warranty established under the bill is required to be, at a minimum, 15 years or 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first, except for a zero emission energy storage device used for traction power, including, but not limited to, a battery, ultracapacitor, or other electric storage device. The warranty period for a zero emission energy storage device is required to be at least 10 years. This extended warranty would be in addition to any other warranty provided at the time of the sale of the used or new PZEV.

     The bill establishes a PZEV extended warranty identical to the warranty currently required for PZEVs under California's Low and Zero Emission Vehicle Program.