New York S 2386: Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be registered, inspected and insured

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S02386 Summary:

BILL NOS02386 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00350

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SPONSORFELDER

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COSPNSRADDABBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§1244, 1245, 1290 & 1291, V & T L

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Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be registered with the department of motor vehicles, inspected and have liability insurance; and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.

Go to top S02386 Actions:

BILL NOS02386 

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/27/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2386

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be inspected and
 registered with the department of motor vehicles and carry liability
 insurance

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding two new
 2 sections 1244 and 1245 to read as follows:
 3 § 1244. Registration and inspection of bicycles with electric assist.
 4 1. Every bicycle with electric assist as defined in section one hundred
 5 two-c of this chapter shall be registered and issued a number plate by
 6 the department. No person shall operate a bicycle with electric assist
 7 unless such bicycle with electric assist shall have a distinctive number
 8 assigned to it by the commissioner and a number plate issued by the
 9 commissioner with a number corresponding to that of the certificate of
 10 registration.
 11 2. Such number plates shall be of such material, form, design and
 12 dimensions and contain or set forth such distinguishing number or other
 13 identification marks as the commissioner shall prescribe, provided,
 14 however, that there shall be at all times a marked contrast between the
 15 color of the number plates and that of the numerals or letters thereon.
 16 3. Each such number plate shall be conspicuously displayed on the rear
 17 of the bicycle, securely fastened so as to prevent the same from swing-
 18 ing.
 19 4. The fee for such number plates shall be determined by the commis-
 20 sioner.
 21 5. The commissioner shall require that every bicycle with electric
 22 assist registered in this state be inspected annually and shall
 23 prescribe the standards and the mechanisms to be inspected; provided

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01422-01-5

 S. 2386 2

 1 that the commissioner shall require that such inspection shall include
 2 inspection of the battery. The commissioner shall prescribe rules for
 3 the issuance of separate inspection certificates for the bicycle and
 4 the battery which shall contain the same serial number but which shall
 5 indicate which component the certificate is for.
 6 6. Where there is a violation of this section, the fine for such
 7 violation shall be determined by the commissioner.
 8 § 1245. Liability insurance. 1. A bicycle with electric assist regis-
 9 tered under this article shall be covered by a policy of insurance, in
 10 such language and form as shall be determined and established by the
 11 superintendent of financial services, issued by an insurance carrier
 12 authorized to do business in this state. Such policy shall provide for
 13 coverage against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages,
 14 including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily inju-
 15 ry to or death of any person and injury to or destruction of property
 16 arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a bicy-
 17 cle with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of this
 18 chapter, in such amounts as the superintendent shall prescribe.
 19 2. Proof of insurance as required by this sec