New York S 10063: Relates to the registration of bicycles with electric assist used for commercial purposes

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S10063 Summary:

BILL NOS10063 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSUTTON

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COSPNSRADDABBO, CHAN, COMRIE, KRUEGER, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1244, amd §1242, V & T L; amd §10-157, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires the registration of bicycles with electric assist used for commercial purposes; provides liability of employers for certain violations.

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BILL NOS10063 

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04/27/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10063

 IN SENATE

 April 27, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code
 of the city of New York, in relation to registration and commercial
 operation of electric assist bicycles

 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 1244 to read as follows:
 3 § 1244. Registration of bicycles with electric assist. 1. Every bicy-
 4 cle with electric assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of this
 5 chapter which is used for commercial purposes shall be registered and
 6 issued a number plate by the department. No person shall operate a bicy-
 7 cle with electric assist for commercial purposes unless such bicycle
 8 with electric assist shall have a distinctive number assigned to it by
 9 the commissioner and a number plate issued by the commissioner with a
 10 number corresponding to that of the certificate of registration.
 11 2. Such number plates shall be of such material, form, design and
 12 dimensions and contain or set forth such distinguishing number or other
 13 identification marks as the commissioner shall prescribe, provided,
 14 however, that there shall be at all times a marked contrast between the
 15 color of the number plates and that of the numerals or letters thereon.
 16 3. Each such number plate shall be conspicuously displayed on the rear
 17 of the bicycle, securely fastened so as to prevent the same from swing-
 18 ing.
 19 4. The fee for such number plates shall be determined by the commis-
 20 sioner.
 21 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 1242 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 22 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 23 (c) Where there is a violation of this subdivision by an operator of a
 24 bicycle with electric assist who is employed or retained as an independ-
 25 ent contractor to deliver goods in commerce, while in the course of such
 26 commercial use, the employer, or owner of the business whose goods are

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00757-01-5

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 1 being delivered, or a third-party delivery platform which arranged such
 2 delivery, shall be liable for any fine imposed for such violation.
 3 § 3. Subdivisions a and g of section 10-157 of the administrative code
 4 of the city of New York, subdivision a as amended by local law number 91
 5 of the city of New York for the year 2017 and subdivision g as amended
 6 by local law number 151 of the city of New York for the year 2023, are
 7 amended to read as follows:
 8 a. For purposes of this section and section 10-157.1, the following
 9 terms have the following meanings:
 10 Bicycle. The term "bicycle" has the same meaning as in section 19-176,
 11 and also means any wheeled device propelled exclusively by human power
 12 as well as any motor-assisted device [that is not capable of being
 13 registered by the New York state department of motor vehicles].
 14 Bicycle operator. The term "bicycle operator" means a person who
 15 delivers packages, parcels, papers, or articles of any type by bicycle
 16 on behalf of a business using a bicycle for commercial purposes and who
 17 is paid by such business.
 18 Business using a bicycle for commercial purposes. The term "business
 19 using a bicycle for commercial purposes" means a person, firm, partner-
 20 s