States / New York / A 6391

A 6391 In Committee

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

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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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Mar 4, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
43 · Moderate