New York S 1243: Relates to the regulation of motorized scooters

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S01243 Summary:

BILL NOS01243 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03417

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRRYAN C

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §123-a, Art 34-E §§1290 - 1301, amd §125, V & T L

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Provides for the regulation of motorized scooters including registration, safety and equipment, prohibitions on unsafe operation and insurance requirements.

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BILL NOS01243 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1243

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 the regu-
 lation of the operation of motorized scooters

 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 123-a to read as follows:
 3 § 123-a. Motorized scooter. Any wheeled device that has handlebars
 4 that is designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator, is powered by
 5 an electric motor or by a gasoline motor that is capable of propel-
 6 ling the device without human power, and is not a bicycle with elec-
 7 tric assist, electric scooter, motorcycle, wheelchair, or electrically
 8 driven mobility assistance device.
 9 § 2. Section 125 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section
 10 3 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as
 11 follows:
 12 § 125. Motor vehicles. Every vehicle operated or driven upon a public
 13 highway which is propelled by any power other than muscular power,
 14 except (a) electrically-driven mobility assistance devices operated or
 15 driven by a person with a disability, (a-1) electric personal assistive
 16 mobility devices operated outside a city with a population of one
 17 million or more, (b) vehicles which run only upon rails or tracks, (c)
 18 snowmobiles as defined in article forty-seven of this chapter, (d) all
 19 terrain vehicles as defined in article forty-eight-B of this chapter,
 20 (e) bicycles with electric assist as defined in section one hundred
 21 two-c of this article, [and] (f) electric scooters as defined in section
 22 one hundred fourteen-e of this article, and (g) motorized scooters as
 23 defined in section one hundred twenty-three-a of this article. For the
 24 purposes of title four of this chapter, the term motor vehicle shall
 25 exclude fire and police vehicles other than ambulances. For the purposes

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03204-01-5

 S. 1243 2

 1 of titles four and five of this chapter the term motor vehicles shall
 2 exclude farm type tractors and all terrain type vehicles used exclusive-
 3 ly for agricultural purposes, or for snow plowing, other than for hire,
 4 farm equipment, including self-propelled machines used exclusively in
 5 growing, harvesting or handling farm produce, and self-propelled cater-
 6 pillar or crawler-type equipment while being operated on the contract
 7 site.
 8 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new article
 9 34-E to read as follows:
 10 ARTICLE 34-E
 11 OPERATION OF MOTORIZED SCOOTERS
 12 Section 1290. Effect of regulations.
 13 1291. Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorized scoot-
 14 ers; local laws.
 15 1292. Operating motorized scooters.
 16 1293. Clinging to vehicles.
 17 1294. Riding on roadways, shoulders, and lanes reserved for
 18 non-motorized vehicles and devices.
 19 1295. Lamps and other equipment.
 20 1296. Operators to wear protective headgear.
 21 1297. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a motorized
 22 scooter without reporting in the second degree.
 23 1298. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a motorized
 24 scooter without reporting in the first degree.
 25 1299. Operation of a motorized scooter while under the influence
 26 of alcohol or drugs.