New York S 9402: Establishes bicycle with electric assist safety courses and requiring purchasers of bicycles with electric assist to provide a bicycle with electric assist safety certificate

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S09402 Summary:

BILL NOS09402 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10156

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1244, amd §1242, V & T L

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Establishes bicycle with electric assist safety courses; requires purchasers of bicycles with electric assist to provide a bicycle with electric assist safety certificate at the time of purchase; requires operators of bicycles with electric assist to carry identification when operating such bicycles.

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BILL NOS09402 

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03/10/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9402

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 establishing
 bicycle with electric assist safety courses, requiring purchasers of
 bicycles with electric assist to provide a bicycle with electric
 assist safety certificate and requiring operators of bicycles with
 electric assist to carry identification when operating such bicycles

 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 a new
 2 section 1244 to read as follows:
 3 § 1244. Bicycle with electric assist safety course. 1. The commission-
 4 er shall initiate and put into effect a comprehensive educational
 5 program designed to advance bicycle with electric assist safety, which
 6 provides for the training of all purchasers of bicycles with electric
 7 assist in the safe operation of such bicycles.
 8 2. "Bicycle with electric assist safety certificate" shall mean a
 9 certificate issued by the commissioner evidencing that the holder there-
 10 of has successfully completed a course of instruction in bicycle with
 11 electric assist safety as provided in this section. The commissioner
 12 shall put into effect a plan for the training of all purchasers, and in
 13 the case of purchases by minors, the parent or guardian of such minor
 14 purchasers, of bicycles with electric assist and the issuance of bicycle
 15 with electric assist safety certificates. For the purposes of this
 16 section, the term "bicycle with electric assist safety" shall include
 17 instruction in the laws relating to and safe operation of bicycles with
 18 electric assist.
 19 3. "Bicycle with electric assist safety certificate" shall also mean a
 20 certificate issued by the commissioner evidencing that the holder there-
 21 of has successfully completed a course of instruction in the laws relat-
 22 ing to and safe operation of bicycles with electric assist. The commis-
 23 sioner is authorized to collect a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the
 24 issuance of such certificate.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14613-02-6

 S. 9402 2

 1 4. The commissioner is authorized and directed to establish a system
 2 for tracking and replacing bicycle with electric assist safety certif-
 3 icates issued by the commissioner. The commissioner is further author-
 4 ized to require that any other entity approved by the commissioner to
 5 provide courses of instruction and award bicycle with electric assist
 6 safety certificates establish a system for tracking and replacing bicy-
 7 cle with electric assist safety certificates so as to enable the
 8 replacement of lost or stolen certificates to those who have previously
 9 been awarded such certificates.
 10 5. For the purpose of giving such courses of instruction and awarding
 11 bicycle with electric assist safety certificates, the commissioner may
 12 designate as the commissioner's agent any person the commissioner deems
 13 qualified to act in such capacity. No charge whatsoever shall be made to
 14 any person less than eighteen years of age for the issuance of a bicycle
 15 with electric assist safety certificate. Persons less than eighteen
 16 years of age may be charged a fee for instruction in bicycle with