New York A 9363: Relates to electric scooter programs and establishing the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund

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A09363 Summary:

BILL NOA09363A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09055

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1290, V & T L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

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Requires registration of electric scooter programs; establishes the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund for projects supporting the repair, maintenance, and improvement of streets, sidewalks, and related pedestrian infrastructure.

Go to top A09363 Actions:

BILL NOA09363A

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12/19/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

02/19/2026amend and recommit to transportation

02/19/2026print number 9363a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9363--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to electric
 scooter programs; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1290 to read as follows:
 3 § 1290. Electric scooter programs. 1. As used in this section, the
 4 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Electric scooter program" shall mean any service operated by a
 6 city agency, including but not limited to the department of transporta-
 7 tion, or a private organization or entity authorized through contract
 8 with a city agency, offering electric scooters for short-term public
 9 rental.
 10 (b) "Operator" shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
 11 association, or other entity engaged in the business of managing or
 12 providing an electric scooter program.
 13 2. Each operator shall remit to the department a fee to be determined
 14 by the commissioner, which shall be deposited into the street and side-
 15 walk infrastructure fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-uu
 16 of the state finance law.
 17 3. (a) All electric scooters in an electric scooter program shall be
 18 registered annually with the department.
 19 (b) As part of such registration required pursuant to paragraph (a) of
 20 this subdivision, each electric scooter shall be subject to an annual

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13835-03-6

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 1 safety inspection, including evaluation of mechanical integrity and
 2 lithium-ion battery safety standards.
 3 4. Every operator shall maintain a twenty-four hour, seven day per
 4 week response system to allow reporting of and prompt removal of improp-
 5 erly parked electric scooters.
 6 5. (a) Any operator who fails to comply with the provisions of this
 7 section shall be subject to civil fines, and/or suspension or revocation
 8 of their registration for an electric scooter program, as determined by
 9 the commissioner.
 10 (b) Any electric scooter reported to be obstructing an accessible
 11 route in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
 12 1990, as amended (Public Law 101-336), to an operator pursuant to subdi-
 13 vision four of this section which is not promptly removed shall be
 14 subject to enhanced penalties.
 15 6. The commissioner shall promulgate all rules and regulations neces-
 16 sary for the implementation of this section.
 17 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-uu to
 18 read as follows:
 19 § 99-uu. Street and sidewalk infrastructure fund. 1. There is hereby
 20 established in the joint custody of the comptroller, the commissioner of
 21 taxation and finance, and the commissioner of transportation, a fund to
 22 be known as the "street and sidewalk infrastructure fund".
 23 2. Such fund shall consist of money