104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2247 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Micromobility Fire Safety Act. Provides that all micromobility devices and traction batteries for micromobility devices manufactured, distributed, sold, or offered for lease or rent in the State shall meet specified safety standards. LRB104 07607 SPS 17651 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2247 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Micromobility Fire Safety Act. Provides that all micromobility devices and traction batteries for micromobility devices manufactured, distributed, sold, or offered for lease or rent in the State shall meet specified safety standards. LRB104 07607 SPS 17651 b LRB104 07607 SPS 17651 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2247 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Micromobility Fire Safety Act. Provides that all micromobility devices and traction batteries for micromobility devices manufactured, distributed, sold, or offered for lease or rent in the State shall meet specified safety standards.
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1 AN ACT concerning business.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Micromobility Fire Safety Act.
6 Section 5. Findings.
7 (a) Micromobility devices, such as electric bicycles,
8 electric scooters, and personal e-mobility devices, like
9 hoverboards and electric unicycles, are increasingly popular,
10 battery powered transportation options for American consumers
11 and workers.
12 (b) As battery powered devices, micromobility devices can
13 be a fire and explosion safety hazard if they do not meet
14 safety standards.
15 (c) For micromobility devices that do not meet safety
16 standards, there is a heightened risk of the lithium-ion
17 batteries that power these devices experiencing a cascading
18 failure where the overwhelming generation of heat triggers the
19 release of toxic gases, explosions, or the spread of flames.
20 (d) In 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
21 Commission received reports from 39 states of at least 208
22 fires or overheating events that were associated with electric
23 bicycles and personal e-mobility devices that caused 19
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2247 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Micromobility Fire Safety Act. Provides that all micromobility devices and traction batteries for micromobility devices manufactured, distributed, sold, or offered for lease or rent in the State shall meet specified safety standards.
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1 fatalities.
2 (e) There are consensus standards available that mitigate
3 the battery and electrical system hazards of electric bicycles
4 and personal e-mobility devices that can cause fires,
5 including standards published Underwriters Laboratories and
6 the International Organization for Standardization.
7 (f) In 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
8 issued a letter to the manufacturers, importers, distributors,
9 and retailers of electric bicycles and personal e-mobility
10 devices urging these products be "designed, manufactured, and
11 certified" to the appropriate UL standard as "manufacturing
12 these products in compliance with the applicable UL standards
13 significantly reduces the risk of injuries and deaths from
14 micromobility device fires."
15 (g) In 2022, after 216 micromobility device related fires
16 in 2022 that caused 147 injuries and 6 fatalities, New York
17 City enacted legislation requiring micromobility device
18 certification to the applicable UL safety standards.
19 (h) Studies have demonstrated that without conformity
20 assessment performed by a nationally-accredited independent
21 third-party certification organization, products are less
22 likely to meet product safety standards. Product safety
23 certification ensures safety is a level playing field in the
24 market.
25 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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1 "Certification" means the attestation by the certification
2 body, indicated by the certification body's certification mark
3 on the equipment, device, or product, that the equipment,
4 device, or product has been evaluated and tested and found to
5 conform to relevant standards.
6 "Certification body" means an independent third-party
7 organization providing certification for micromobility
8 products that:
9 (1) is recognized by the U.S. Occupational Safety
10 and Health Administration as a nationally-recognized
11 testing laboratory; and
12 (2) has received ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation from
13 an independent accreditation body that is a member of
14 the International Accreditation Forum.
15 "Certification mark" means a mark of conformity owned by a
16 certification body and registered with the United States
17 Patent and Trademark Office that is visible and affixed to a
18 certified equipment, device, or product.
19 "Electric bicycle" means a 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled
20 electrical-mechanical device provided with functional pedals
21 that includes one or more electric motors to either assist the
22 rider when pedaling or provide motive power to the wheels when
23 the rider is not pedaling.
24 "ICS codes" mean codes published by the International
25 Organization for Standardization (ISO) that serve as a system
26 for categorizing the types of standards under the
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1 International Classification for Standards.
2 "Micromobility devices" means the term inclusive of
3 e-bike, e-scooters, and other types of personal e-mobility
4 devices.
5 "Nationally-recognized testing laboratory" means an
6 organization that meets the qualifications provided in 29 CFR
7 1910.7(b) and is recognized as a nationally-recognized testing
8 laboratory by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational
9 Safety and Health Administration's Nationally-Recognized
10 Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program.
11 "Personal e-mobility device" means a consumer mobility
12 device intended for a single rider with a rechargeable
13 electric drive train that propels the rider, and which may be
14 provided with a handle for grasping while riding. This device
15 may or may not be self-balancing and may or may not be seated.
16 "Traction battery" means a rechargeable battery used to
17 power the electric motors of the micromobility product.
18 "UL standards" means standards published by Underwriters
19 Laboratories for testing and manufacturing products to ensure
20 their safety, security, and sustainability.
21 Section 15. Requirements for manufacturer; distribution,
22 sale, lease, and rent of micromobility devices and traction
23 batteries. All micromobility devices and traction batteries
24 for micromobility devices manufactured, distributed, sold, or
25 offered for lease or rent in this State shall meet safety
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1 standards as follows:
2 (1) electric bicycles shall:
3 (A) be evaluated, tested, and certified to UL 2849
4 by a nationally-recognized testing laboratory with UL
5 2849 included in its scope of recognition under the
6 Nationally-Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
7 Program; and
8 (B) be affixed with a certification mark from a
9 certifying body with ICS 43.150, ICS 43.120, and UL
10 2849 included in the scope of accreditation;
11 (2) personal e-mobility devices shall:
12 (A) be evaluated, tested, and certified to UL 2272
13 by a nationally-recognized testing laboratory with UL
14 2849 included in its scope of recognition under the
15 Nationally-Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
16 Program; and
17 (B) be affixed with a certification mark from a
18 certifying body with ICS 29.220.99, ICS 43.120, and UL
19 2272 included in its scope of accreditation; and
20 (3) traction batteries for use in micromobility
21 devices shall:
22 (A) be evaluated, tested, and certified to UL 2271
23 by a nationally-recognized testing laboratory with UL
24 2849 included in its scope of recognition under the
25 Nationally-Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
26 Program; and
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