New York S 2527: Relates to development of a permit system to provide disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water through the use of float planes

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S02527 Summary:

BILL NOS02527 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04084

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SPONSORFELDER

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COSPNSRADDABBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 34 Art Head, add §1244, V & T L

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Requires license plates for bicycles, bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in New York city; requires a one time registration; requires a registration fee for such license plates.

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BILL NOS02527 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/27/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2527

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FELDER, ADDABBO -- 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, in relation to requiring
 license plates for bicycles, bicycles with electric assist and elec-
 tric scooters

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

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 34 of the vehicle and traf-
 2 fic law, as amended by chapter 694 of the laws of 1995, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND PLAY DEVICES
 5 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 6 1244 to read as follows:
 7 § 1244. Registration of bicycles, bicycles with electric assist, and
 8 electric scooters. a. In a city having a population of one million or
 9 more, every bicycle as defined in section one hundred two of this chap-
 10 ter, bicycle with electric assist as defined in section one hundred
 11 two-c of this chapter and electric scooter as defined in section one
 12 hundred fourteen-e of this chapter shall be registered and issued a
 13 license plate by the department. In a city having a population of one
 14 million or more, no person shall operate a bicycle, bicycle with elec-
 15 tric assist or electric scooter on the public highways unless such bicy-
 16 cle, bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter shall have a
 17 distinctive number assigned to it by the commissioner and a number plate
 18 issued by the commissioner with a number corresponding to that of the
 19 certificate of registration.
 20 b. Such license plates shall be of such material, form, design and
 21 dimensions and contain or set forth such distinguishing number or other
 22 identification marks as the commissioner shall prescribe, provided,
 23 however, that there shall be at all times a marked contrast between the
 24 color of the number plates and that of the numerals or letters thereon,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01928-01-5

 S. 2527 2

 1 and provided further that no bicycle, bicycle with electric assist or
 2 electric scooter shall display the number plates of more than one state
 3 at a time, nor shall any plate be used other than those issued by the
 4 commissioner.
 5 c. Each such license plate shall identify whether the bicycle, bicycle
 6 with electric assist or electric scooter is personal or commercial in
 7 nature.
 8 d. Each such license plate shall be conspicuously displayed on the
 9 rear of the bicycle, bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter,
 10 securely fastened so as to prevent the same from swinging.
 11 e. The fee for such license plates shall be a nominal fee determined
 12 by the commissioner.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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