New York A 1185: Relates to clarifying that continuing care retirement communities are not subject to certain cybersecurity regulations

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A01185 Summary:

BILL NOA01185B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORTapia

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COSPNSRDavila, Dinowitz, Seawright, Hyndman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1854, Pub Auth L

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Provides that NYSERDA shall establish a program to provide new e-bikes at reduced or no cost in exchange for used unsafe e-bikes to certain delivery service workers; provides eligibility requirements to receive a reduced or no-cost e-bike under such program; requires e-bikes provided pursuant to such program be certified for compliance with certain safety standards; requires NYSERDA to collaborate with relevant agencies to inform eligible individuals about such program; and requires NYSERDA to submit an annual report on such program.

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BILL NOA01185B

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01/09/2025referred to governmental operations

02/20/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

02/20/2025print number 1185a

03/21/2025amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations

03/21/2025print number 1185b

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1185--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA, DAVILA, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, HYNDMAN --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 an e-bike safety program

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows:
 3 27. E-bike safety program. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the
 4 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (i) "Battery" means a storage battery in which an electrical current
 6 is generated.
 7 (ii) "Delivery service worker" means an individual who performs pick-
 8 up, transportation, and delivery of food, goods, or packages for compen-
 9 sation, whether through an app-based platform, a third-party network, or
 10 direct employment by a business offering delivery services.
 11 (iii) "E-bike" means a bicycle with electric assist as defined by
 12 section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law.
 13 (iv) "Unsafe e-bike" means an e-bike that is not certified by an
 14 accredited testing laboratory for compliance with a battery stand-
 15 ard referenced in UL 2849, UL 2271, or EN 15194, or such other safety
 16 standard approved by the department of state pursuant to regulation.
 17 (v) "Accredited testing laboratory" means a nationally recognized
 18 testing laboratory as recognized by the federal occupational safety and
 19 health administration or an independent laboratory that has been certi-
 20 fied by an accrediting body to ISO 17025 or ISO 17065.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02631-06-5

 A. 1185--B 2

 1 (vi) "Program" means the program developed pursuant to paragraph (b)
 2 of this subdivision.
 3 (b) No later than two years after the effective date of this subdivi-
 4 sion, the authority, in collaboration with the department of environ-
 5 mental conservation and any other appropriate agency, shall develop and
 6 administer a program to provide new e-bikes at reduced or no cost in
 7 exchange for used unsafe e-bikes to delivery service workers, subject to
 8 eligibility requirements established by the authority.
 9 (c) Individuals utilizing e-bikes solely for recreational purposes
 10 shall not be eligible for the program.
 11 (d) To be eligible for a reduced or no cost e-bike under the program,
 12 a delivery service worker applying to such program shall:
 13 (i) have earned at least one thousand five hundred dollars over the
 14 twelve months preceding the application submission period as a delivery
 15 se