A 9241 New York Assembly · 2021 Regular Session

Enacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act"

Summary
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.
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Feb 2022
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Introduced Feb 9, 2022 Last action May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9241A
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May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
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Feb 9, 2022
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