Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

This bill sets national safety rules for lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products like e-bikes and e-scooters. It tells the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue final rules within 180 days, using existing, widely recognized safety standards for these batteries and electrical systems in small electric ride‑ons. Makers and distributors will have to follow these standards to sell their products in the U.S.. If those standards are updated later, the new version will automatically become the rule after 180 days unless the safety agency decides within 90 days that the update doesn’t improve safety. The agency must also report back within five years on fires, explosions, and other hazards linked to these batteries, including details like the make and model and whether the battery met the standard.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Consumers who ride e-bikes and e-scooters; companies that make or sell their batteries and electrical systems.
• What changes: National safety rules based on existing UL/ANSI standards; future updates to those standards can become the new rules unless blocked for safety reasons; a five‑year safety report is required .
• When: Rules due within 180 days of the law taking effect; updated standards take effect 180 days after notice unless the agency says no within 90 days; the safety report is due within five years .