New York A 1142: Relates to the definition of class two bicycles with electric assist

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1142

Sponsors: Amy Paulin

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A01142 Summary:

BILL NOA01142 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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Amd §102-c, V & T L

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Specifies that class two bicycles with electric assist shall be those for which the electric motor cannot provide assistance when such bicycles reach a speed of twenty-eight miles per hour.

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01/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1142

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the defi-
 nition of class two bicycles with electric assist

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 102-c of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as added by section 1 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,
 3 is amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) "Class two bicycle with electric assist." A bicycle with electric
 5 assist having an electric motor that may be used exclusively to propel
 6 such bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when such
 7 bicycle reaches a speed of [twenty] twenty-eight miles per hour.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02374-01-5

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