New York A 10227: Requires every sale of a bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter to include a helmet suitable for use while operating such bicycle or scooter

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A10227 Summary:

BILL NOA10227 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10013

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Amd §§1242 & 1282, V & T L

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Requires every sale of a bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter to include a helmet suitable for use while operating such bicycle or scooter.

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BILL NOA10227 

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02/12/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10227

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 every sale of a bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter to
 include a helmet

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1242 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
 3 14. No person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the busi-
 4 ness of selling or leasing bicycles with electric assist shall sell or
 5 lease any bicycle with electric assist unless such sale or lease also
 6 includes a helmet suitable for use while operating such bicycle.
 7 § 2. Section 1282 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 8 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
 9 13. No person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the busi-
 10 ness of selling or leasing electric scooters shall sell or lease any
 11 electric scooter unless such sale or lease also includes a helmet suit-
 12 able for use while operating such electric scooter.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14721-01-6

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