New York A 3725: Relates to electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist

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A03725 Summary:

BILL NOA03725 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORAlvarez

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§410, 410-a, 411 & 412, add §§2267-A & 1225-aa, V & T L; add §236, Exec L

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Requires the registration of electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist; requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner of transportation, to create a public outreach and education campaign informing the public concerning the statutory registration requirements for motorcycles, mopeds, electric scooters or bicycles with electric assist; requires distinctive number and form of number plates for mopeds or electric scooters; prohibits the operation of electric scooters, mopeds or bicycles with electric assist on sidewalks; establishes the safe streets bureau requiring the superintendent of state police to create a patrol and enforcement bureau for mopeds, electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist, and assign to it members of the New York state police in such numbers and appoint to it such investigative specialists in such numbers as may be required for the purpose of preventing, investigating and detecting violations of the criminal laws and vehicle and traffic laws of the state, and conducting such other investigations as may be provided for by law.

Go to top A03725 Actions:

BILL NOA03725 

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01/30/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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Go to topA03725 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3725

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to electric
 scooters and bicycles with electric assist; and to amend the executive
 law, in relation to establishing the safe streets bureau

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "take back our streets act".
 3 § 2. Section 410 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
 4 459 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 466 of the
 5 laws of 2013, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 137 of the laws of
 6 1989, subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 435 of the laws of 1997 and
 7 paragraph a of subdivision 5 as amended by section 2 of part UU of chap-
 8 ter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 9 § 410. Registration of motorcycles, moped, electric scooters and bicy-
 10 cles with electric assist; fees; renewals. 1. Registration by owners. No
 11 motorcycles, mopeds, electric scooters or bicycles with electric assist
 12 shall be operated or driven upon the public highways of this state with-
 13 out first being registered in accordance with the provisions of this
 14 article, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.
 15 Every owner of a motorcycle, moped, electric scooter or bicycle with
 16 electric assist which shall be operated or driven upon the public high-
 17 ways of this state shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, cause
 18 to be filed, by mail or otherwise, in the office or a branch office of
 19 the commissioner, or with an agent of the commissioner, constituted as
 20 provided in this chapter, an application for registration, addressed to
 21 the commissioner, and on a blank to be prepared under the direction of
 22 and furnished by the commissioner for that purpose, containing:
 23 (a) A brief description of the motorcycle, moped, electric scooter or
 24 bicycle with electric assist to be registered, including the name of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05054-01-5

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 1 manufacturer and factory number of such vehicle; (b) the name, resi-
 2 dence, including county and business address of the owner of such motor-
 3 cycle, moped, electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist.
 4 2. Registration record. Upon the receipt of a suf