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Assembly Bill A7943

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a mandatory bicycle with electric assist and electric scooter training course and an optional bicycle training course

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2023-A7943 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1244 & 1245, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4261

2023-A7943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a mandatory bicycle with electric assist and electric scooter training course; directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish an optional bicycle training course.

2023-A7943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7943
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   training courses for operators of bicycles with  electric  assist  and
   electric scooters and for operators of 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 1244 to read as follows:
   §  1244.  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC ASSIST AND ELECTRIC SCOOTER TRAINING
 COURSE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A MANDATORY TWO-HOUR BICYCLE
 WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AND ELECTRIC SCOOTER TRAINING COURSE, AVAILABLE  IN
 PERSON AND ONLINE.
   2.  TOPICS  COVERED  IN  SUCH  COURSE  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) TRAFFIC LAWS GOVERNING BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AND  ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS; AND
   (B)  THE  SAFE OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AND ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PERMIT SUCH TRAINING COURSE TO BE GIVEN BY ANY
 PRIVATE PERSON, CLUB, ASSOCIATION OR MUNICIPALITY WHICH MEETS  STANDARDS
 ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4. NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE ANY BICYCLE WITH ELEC-
 TRIC  ASSIST  OR  ELECTRIC SCOOTER WITHOUT REGISTERING FOR SUCH TRAINING
 COURSE. EVERY SELLER OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR ELECTRIC SCOOT-
 ERS SHALL REQUIRE ANY PURCHASER TO REGISTER FOR SUCH TRAINING COURSE  AT
 THE  TIME  OF  PURCHASE  PRIOR TO TAKING POSSESSION OF SUCH BICYCLE WITH
 ELECTRIC ASSIST OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER.
   5. AN OWNER OF A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST OR AN ELECTRIC  SCOOTER,
 POSSESSED  PRIOR  TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, SHALL COMPLETE SUCH
 TRAINING COURSE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11945-01-3

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