New York A 9213: Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads

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A09213 Summary:

BILL NOA09213 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09361

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SPONSORConrad

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COSPNSRSchiavoni, McDonald, Yeger, Kassay, McMahon, Kay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1238 & 1286, Art 34 Art Head, add §§123-a & 1244, V & T L

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Requires operators of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and motor-driven cycles to wear protective head gear regardless of age.

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BILL NOA09213 

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11/03/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9213

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 operators of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and
 motor-driven cycles wear protective head gear

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5-c of section 1238 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as added by section 5 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,
 3 is amended to read as follows:
 4 5-c. No person shall ride upon, propel or otherwise operate a [class
 5 three] bicycle with electric assist unless such person is wearing a
 6 helmet meeting standards established by the commissioner. For the
 7 purposes of this subdivision, wearing a helmet means having a properly
 8 fitting helmet fixed securely on the head of such wearer with the helmet
 9 straps securely fastened.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1286 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 11 added by section 10 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is
 12 amended to read as follows:
 13 1. No person [sixteen or seventeen years of age] shall ride upon,
 14 propel or otherwise operate an electric scooter unless such person is
 15 wearing a helmet meeting standards established by the commissioner
 16 pursuant to the provisions of subdivision two-a of section twelve
 17 hundred thirty-eight of this title. As used in this subdivision, wear-
 18 ing a helmet means having a properly fitting helmet fixed securely on
 19 the head of such wearer with the helmet straps securely fastened.
 20 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 21 123-a to read as follows:
 22 § 123-a. Motor-driven cycle. Every motor vehicle having:
 23 (a) a seat or saddle for the use of the operator;
 24 (b) two or three wheels in contact with the ground;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13926-01-5

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 1 (c) an internal combustion engine, or electric, solar or hybrid motor
 2 which will propel the vehicle unassisted at a maximum speed no greater
 3 than thirty miles per hour. If such vehicle is equipped with an internal
 4 combustion engine, such engine's piston or rotor displacement shall not
 5 exceed fifty cubic centimeters. A motor-driven cycle shall be a limited
 6 use motorcycle or motorcycle when operated at speeds in excess of thirty
 7 miles per hour and the operator shall be required to have in such opera-
 8 tor's possession a valid class D, DJ, M or MJ license, as the case may
 9 be; and
 10 (d) a direct or automatic power drive system which requires no clutch
 11 or gear shift operation by the operator after the drive system is
 12 engaged with the engine or motor.
 13 § 4. The article heading of article 34 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 14 as amended by chapter 694 of the laws of 1995, is amended and a new
 15 section 1244 is added to read as follows:
 16 OPERATION OF BICYCLES [AND], PLAY DEVICES AND
 17 MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES
 18 § 1244. Motor-driven cycle operators to wear protective headgear. No
 19 person shall ride upon, propel or otherwise operate a motor-driven cycle
 20 unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting standards established by
 21 the commissioner. For the purposes of this section, wearing a helmet
 22 means having a properly fitting helmet fixed securely on the head