New York S 8909: Directs the public service commission to conduct a study and report on the feasibility of transferring utility services to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York

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S08909 Summary:

BILL NOS08909 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1242, V & T L

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Authorizes peace officers to seize certain e-bikes which are being operated outside the city of New York; establishes fines and fees for persons who unlawfully operate e-bikes outside the city of New York.

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BILL NOS08909 

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01/14/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8909

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 authorizing
 law enforcement to seize class three bicycles with an electric assist
 when such bicycles are found outside a city having a population of one
 million or more

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 10 and 12 of section 1242 of the vehicle and
 2 traffic law, as added by section 8 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws
 3 of 2020, are amended and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as
 4 follows:
 5 10. The operation of a class three bicycle with electric assist
 6 outside of a city having a population of one million or more is prohib-
 7 ited. Any peace officer as such term is defined in section 2.10 of the
 8 criminal procedure law shall be authorized to seize a class three bicy-
 9 cle with electric assist if such bicycle is operated outside a city
 10 having a population of one million or more. Further, such peace officer
 11 shall transport the class three bicycle with electric assist to such
 12 officer's local station or a secure municipal impound facility, whichev-
 13 er is closest.
 14 12. A violation of the provisions of subdivision two, five, six[,] or
 15 nine[, or ten] of this section shall result in a civil fine not to
 16 exceed fifty dollars.
 17 14. A violation of subdivision ten of this section shall result in a
 18 civil fine not to exceed fifty dollars and an administrative fee of two
 19 hundred fifty dollars for the first offense, five hundred dollars for
 20 the second offense and seven hundred fifty dollars for the third offense
 21 and every subsequent offense. A person shall not have the class three
 22 bicycle with electric assist returned to them pursuant to subdivision
 23 ten of this section until such civil fine and administrative fee is
 24 paid.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13859-01-5

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