Senate Bill S5294A

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to bicycles with electronic assist and electric scooters

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5294 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7431
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§102-c, 114-e, 1242, 1243 & Art 34-D §§1280 - 1287, amd §§125, 159 & 1642, V & T L

2019-S5294 - Summary

Relates to bicycles with electronic assist and electric scooters; defines terms; provides that every person riding an electric scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle; makes related provisions.

2019-S5294 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5294 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5294
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- 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  bicycles
   with electric assist and electric scooters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 102 of the vehicle and traffic law, as  amended  by
 chapter 931 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
   § 102. Bicycle.  Every two or three wheeled device upon which a person
 or persons may ride, propelled by human power through a belt, a chain or
 gears, with such wheels in a tandem or tricycle, except  that  it  shall
 not  include  such a device having solid tires and intended for use only
 on a sidewalk by pre-teenage children. A BICYCLE INCLUDES A BICYCLE WITH
 ELECTRIC ASSIST AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-C OF THIS ARTICLE,
 PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE IS INTENDED TO AFFECT THE  ABILITY
 OF  A  LOCAL AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
 OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 102-c to read as follows:
   §  102-C.  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST. EVERY TWO OR THREE WHEELED
 DEVICE UPON WHICH A PERSON OR PERSONS MAY RIDE, PROPELLED BY AN ELECTRIC
 MOTOR SYSTEM RATED AT NOT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY WATTS,  EQUIPPED
 WITH OPERABLE PEDALS, AND MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOW-
 ING THREE CLASSES:
   (A) "CLASS ONE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST" SHALL MEAN A BICYCLE WITH
 ELECTRIC ASSIST EQUIPPED WITH A MOTOR THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE ONLY WHEN
 THE  RIDER  IS  PEDALING, AND THAT CEASES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHEN THE
 BICYCLE REACHES THE SPEED OF TWENTY MILES PER HOUR.
   (B) "CLASS TWO BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST" SHALL MEAN A BICYCLE WITH
 ELECTRIC ASSIST EQUIPPED WITH A MOTOR THAT MAY BE  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11288-01-9
              

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2019-S5294A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7431
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§102-c, 114-e, 1242, 1243 & Art 34-D §§1280 - 1287, amd §§125, 159 & 1642, V & T L

2019-S5294A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to bicycles with electronic assist and electric scooters; defines terms; provides that every person riding an electric scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle; makes related provisions.

2019-S5294A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5294A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5294--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,
   HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAVANAGH, LIU, MARTINEZ, MAY, METZGER,
   MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, O'MARA, PARKER, RIVERA, SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO,
   SEPULVEDA,  STAVISKY,  THOMAS  --  read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  bicycles
   with  electric  assist  and  electric  scooters; and providing for the
   repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   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. BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. A BICYCLE WHICH HAS AN ELECTRIC
 MOTOR OF LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY  WATTS,  EQUIPPED  WITH  OPERABLE
 PEDALS,  MEETING  THE EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS FOR BICY-
 CLES ADOPTED BY THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION UNDER  16  C.F.R.
 PART 1512.1 ET SEQ. AND MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
 THREE CLASSES:
   (A)  "CLASS ONE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST." A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC
 ASSIST HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE ONLY  WHEN  THE
 PERSON  OPERATING  SUCH  BICYCLE IS PEDALING, AND THAT CEASES TO PROVIDE
 ASSISTANCE WHEN SUCH BICYCLE REACHES A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES PER HOUR.
   (B) "CLASS TWO BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST." A BICYCLE WITH  ELECTRIC
 ASSIST  HAVING  AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT MAY BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROPEL
 SUCH BICYCLE, AND THAT IS NOT CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WHEN  SUCH
 BICYCLE REACHES A SPEED OF TWENTY MILES PER HOUR.
   (C)  "CLASS THREE BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST."  SOLELY WITHIN A CITY
 HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  A  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC
 ASSIST  HAVING  AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT MAY BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROPEL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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