New York A 1796: Requires that a certain amount of handicapped parking spaces at certain shopping centers or facilities are equipped with electric vehicle charging stations

Status: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1796

Sponsors: Brian Cunningham, Harvey Epstein

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A01796 Summary:

BILL NOA01796 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSREpstein

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Amd §1203-c, V & T L

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Requires in every shopping center or facility that has over one hundred off street parking spaces that at least one percent of the spaces, or five such spaces, whichever is less, shall be a handicapped parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging station.

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01/14/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1796

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 that a certain amount of handicapped parking spaces at certain shop-
 ping centers or facilities are equipped with electric vehicle charging
 stations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1203-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. Any person, firm or corporation owning a shopping center or
 4 facility covered by subdivision one of this section which has more than
 5 one hundred off street parking spaces shall designated a minimum of one
 6 percent of such parking spaces or five such spaces, whichever is less,
 7 as a handicapped space that is equipped with an electric vehicle charg-
 8 ing station that is available for public use.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 10 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02240-01-5

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