senate Bill S1591

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to electric bicycles

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to transportation
Jan 15, 2019 referred to transportation

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S1591 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1388
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd V & T L, generally; amd §316, Hway L; amd §180, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6029, A7791

S1591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines "electric assisted bicycles" and implements additional requirements for operating such bicycles.

S1591 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1591

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  BENJAMIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, RANZENHOFER,
  SEPULVEDA, TEDISCO -- 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, the  highway  law  and  the
  general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  the regulation of electric
  assisted bicycles

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 102-c to read as follows:
  § 102-C. ELECTRIC ASSISTED BICYCLE.  A  BICYCLE  EQUIPPED  WITH  FULLY
OPERABLE  PEDALS AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH AN OUTPUT OF LESS THAN SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTY WATTS (ONE HORSEPOWER) WHEREBY SUCH ELECTRIC MOTOR ENGAGES
ONLY WHEN THE OPERATOR IS PEDALING AND DISENGAGES OR CEASES TO  FUNCTION
WHEN  SUCH BICYCLE'S BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE OPERATOR STOPS PEDALING, OR
SUCH BICYCLE ACHIEVES A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES PER HOUR OR MORE.
  § 2. Section 121-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chap-
ter 160 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  § 121-b. Limited use motorcycle. A limited use vehicle having only two
or three wheels, with a seat or saddle for the operator, EXCEPT ELECTRIC
ASSISTED BICYCLES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-C OF THIS  ARTI-
CLE.  A  limited use motorcycle having a maximum performance speed[,] of
more than thirty miles per hour but not more than forty miles  per  hour
shall  be  a  class  A  limited use motorcycle. A limited use motorcycle
having a maximum performance speed of more than twenty  miles  per  hour
but  not more than thirty miles per hour, shall be a class B limited use
motorcycle. A limited use motorcycle having a maximum performance  speed
of  not  more  than twenty miles per hour shall be a class C limited use
motorcycle.
  § 3. Section 125 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
365 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:

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

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