New York S 10016: Requires the division of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters

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S10016 Summary:

BILL NOS10016 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10225

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §837, Exec L

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Requires the division of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters including information on classification and definitions, legal operation, speed limits and enforcement, helmet and age requirements, and a review of legal operation of such devices.

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BILL NOS10016 

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04/22/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10016

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
 of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a
 video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters

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

 1 Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 25 to read as follows:
 3 25. In cooperation with the department of motor vehicles and the
 4 department of transportation, create and disseminate to police depart-
 5 ments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters.
 6 Such video shall include, but not be limited to, the following informa-
 7 tion:
 8 (a) legal classification and definitions of bicycles with electric
 9 assist and electric scooters, including a visual breakdown of classes of
 10 bicycles with electric assist and scooters, and common misidentification
 11 issues, such as throttle versus pedal-assist;
 12 (b) where such devices may legally operate, including addressing oper-
 13 ation on streets, bicycle lanes, and sidewalks, in parks and on shared-
 14 use paths, and local opt-out rules;
 15 (c) speed limits and enforcement guidance, including when speed meas-
 16 urement is required versus when observational enforcement is permissible
 17 and the legal importance of speed versus the practical importance;
 18 (d) helmet and age requirements, including when stops or the issuing
 19 of a summons is appropriate and when warnings or education is preferred;
 20 and
 21 (e) a review of legal operation of such devices, including riding in
 22 bicycle lanes, using pedal-assist, and lawful devices operating without
 23 registration or insurance.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14612-01-6

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