Electric Vehicle Battery Storage Facilities Must Post Warning Signs
Official: A4042 — Requires electric vehicle battery facilities to affix sign developed and produced by DEP to all facility entrances as notification that electric vehicle batteries are on-site.
Reading: The bill requires signage notification at EV battery facilities, a procedural/administrative measure that does not substantively expand, weaken, or eliminate any existing environmental protection or program.
This is a safety measure to inform emergency responders and the public about the presence of these batteries.
In clear language
This bill requires businesses that store electric vehicle batteries to put warning signs on all their building entrances. The signs will be designed by New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to let people know that EV batteries are stored at that location. This is a safety measure to inform emergency responders and the public about the presence of these batteries.
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Who does this affect?
- Businesses that store or handle electric vehicle batteries
- Emergency responders like firefighters who need to know what's in a building
- Workers at battery storage facilities
- Communities near battery storage locations
What can you do?
- If you own or operate an EV battery storage facility, ensure you display the required signs once they become available from the Department of Environmental Protection
- Familiarize yourself with the official sign design when it's released by checking the DEP website
Timeline
- 2026-02-12: Bill introduced to the New Jersey Assembly
No New Jersey official has a verified action on this policy yet.
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