Assembly Bill A10180

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting the operation of bicycles with electric assist on certain roadways

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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

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2023-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7643
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1242, V & T L

2023-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the operation of bicycles with electric assist on highways with a maximum speed limit of 55 mph.

2023-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10180
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Tague) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  opera-
   tion of bicycles with electric assist
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 1242 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law, as added by section 8 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,
 is amended to read as follows:
   8. Except as may be otherwise provided by local law, ordinance, order,
 rule  or  regulation  enacted or promulgated pursuant to this article, a
 bicycle with electric assist may only be operated  on  highways  with  a
 posted  speed  limit  of  [thirty]  FIFTY-FIVE  miles  per hour or less,
 including non-interstate public highways, private roads  open  to  motor
 vehicle traffic, and designated bicycle or in-line skate lanes.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11993-01-3

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