New York S 8910: Relates to facilities utilized by the Albany parking authority, compensation of board members, and increases the amount of bonds of the Albany parking authority authorized to be outstanding

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S08910 Summary:

BILL NOS08910 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSRPALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§114-f & 1809-f, V & T L

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Provides a tiered penalty structure for the reckless operation of electric personal mobility devices including fines, confiscation of the device and potential misdemeanor charges; provides penalties for the illegal modification of electric personal mobility devices.

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BILL NOS08910 

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01/14/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

03/16/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8910

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 increasing
 penalties for reckless operation and unauthorized modification of
 electric personal mobility devices

 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 114-f to read as follows:
 3 § 114-f. Electric skateboard. Every device weighing less than one
 4 hundred pounds that:
 5 (a) may have handlebars, a floorboard designed to be stood upon by the
 6 operator that is no more than sixty inches long and eighteen inches
 7 wide, and an electric motor;
 8 (b) can be powered by an electric motor and/or human power;
 9 (c) is designed to transport only one person at a time; and
 10 (d) has a maximum speed of no more than twenty-five miles per hour on
 11 a paved level surface when powered solely by the electric motor.
 12 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 13 1809-f to read as follows:
 14 § 1809-f. Increased penalties for reckless operation and unauthorized
 15 modification of electric personal mobility devices. 1. For purposes of
 16 this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 17 (a) "Electric personal mobility device" shall mean an electric bicycle
 18 with assist as defined in section one hundred two-c of this chapter, an
 19 electric scooter as defined in section one hundred fourteen-e of this
 20 chapter, a hoverboard, or an electric skateboard as defined in section
 21 one hundred fourteen-f of this chapter.
 22 (b) "Reckless operation" shall mean driving on sidewalks in a manner
 23 that endangers pedestrians, ignoring traffic control devices such as
 24 stop signs and traffic lights, operating against the flow of traffic,
 25 and traveling at excessive speeds in pedestrian-heavy or school zones.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14404-01-6

 S. 8910 2

 1 (c) "Illegally modified" shall mean the modification of an electric
 2 personal mobility device to exceed manufacturer set speed limits or
 3 bypass safety regulations.
 4 2. If an individual is found to have engaged in reckless operation of
 5 an electric personal mobility device, a first offense shall result in a
 6 fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars and the completion of a safety
 7 education course by the offender. A second offense committed within two
 8 years from the first offense shall result in a fine of up to five
 9 hundred dollars and may also result in temporary confiscation of the
 10 electric personal mobility device used for a period of up to thirty
 11 days. A third and subsequent offenses shall result in a fine of up to
 12 one thousand dollars, permanent confiscation of the electric personal
 13 mobility device used and potential misdemeanor charges if injury or
 14 property damage results from such reckless operation.
 15 3. Any individual who has been found to have illegally modified an
 16 electric personal mobility device shall be subject to a fine of up to
 17 seven hundred fifty dollars, immediate confiscation of such electric
 18 personal mobility device, and civil liability for any resulting harm. A