Senate Bill S7610B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the reporting of certain accidents involving electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - Stricken


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

2023-S7610 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7628
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§603, 603-a, 604 & 605, V & T L

2023-S7610 - Summary

Requires the reporting of certain accidents involving vehicles, including electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist; requires reports to include information indicating whether certain accidents involved electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist.

2023-S7610 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7610 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7610
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  reporting
   accidents  involving  electric  scooters  and  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  1  of section 603 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 1997, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   1.  Every  police or judicial officer to whom an accident resulting in
 injury to a person shall have been reported, pursuant to  the  foregoing
 provisions  of this chapter, shall immediately investigate the facts, or
 cause the same to be investigated, and report the matter to the  commis-
 sioner  forthwith; provided, however, that the report of the accident is
 made to the police officer or judicial officer within  five  days  after
 such  accident.   Every coroner, or other official performing like func-
 tions, shall likewise make a report to the commissioner with respect  to
 all deaths found to have been the result of motor vehicle [or], motorcy-
 cle,  ELECTRIC  SCOOTER, OR BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST accidents. SUCH
 REPORT SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TYPE OF VEHICLE  INVOLVED
 IN SUCH ACCIDENT. Such report shall include information on the width and
 length  of  trucks,  tractors,  trailers  and semitrailers, which are in
 excess of ninety-five inches in width or thirty-four feet in length  and
 which  are  involved in such accidents, whether such accident took place
 in a work area and whether it was being operated with an  overweight  or
 overdimension permit.  Such report shall distinctly indicate and include
 information  as  to whether the inflatable restraint system inflated and
 deployed.   Nothing contained in this subdivision  shall  be  deemed  to
 preclude  a  police  officer from reporting any other accident which, in
 the judgment of such police officer, would be required to be reported to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10758-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S7610A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7628
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§603, 603-a, 604 & 605, V & T L

2023-S7610A - Summary

Requires the reporting of certain accidents involving vehicles, including electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist; requires reports to include information indicating whether certain accidents involved electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist.

2023-S7610A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7610A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7610--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  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 reporting
   accidents involving  electric  scooters  and  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 1 of section 603 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. Every police or judicial officer to whom an accident  resulting  in
 injury  to  a person shall have been reported, pursuant to the foregoing
 provisions of this chapter, shall immediately investigate the facts,  or
 cause  the same to be investigated, and report the matter to the commis-
 sioner forthwith; provided, however, that the report of the accident  is
 made  to  the  police officer or judicial officer within five days after
 such accident.  Every coroner, or other official performing  like  func-
 tions,  shall likewise make a report to the commissioner with respect to
 all deaths found to have been the result of motor vehicle [or], motorcy-
 cle, ELECTRIC SCOOTER, OR BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST  accidents.  SUCH
 REPORT  SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TYPE OF VEHICLE INVOLVED
 IN SUCH ACCIDENT. Such report shall include information on the width and
 length of trucks, tractors, trailers  and  semitrailers,  which  are  in
 excess  of ninety-five inches in width or thirty-four feet in length and
 which are involved in such accidents, whether such accident  took  place
 in  a  work area and whether it was being operated with an overweight or
 overdimension permit.  Such report shall distinctly indicate and include
 information as to whether the inflatable restraint system  inflated  and
 deployed.    Nothing  contained  in  this subdivision shall be deemed to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10758-03-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S7610B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7628
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§603, 603-a, 604 & 605, V & T L

2023-S7610B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the reporting of certain accidents involving vehicles, including electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist; requires reports to include information indicating whether certain accidents involved electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist.

2023-S7610B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7610B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7610--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, ADDABBO, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  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 reporting
   accidents involving  electric  scooters  and  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 1 of section 603 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1. Every police or judicial officer to whom an accident  resulting  in
 injury  to  a person shall have been reported, pursuant to the foregoing
 provisions of this chapter OR PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS
 TWELVE HUNDRED FORTY OR TWELVE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER INVOLV-
 ING  A  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST OR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTIONS TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN OR TWELVE HUNDRED  EIGHTY-EIGHT  OF
 THIS CHAPTER, shall immediately investigate the facts, or cause the same
 to be investigated, and report the matter to the commissioner forthwith;
 provided, however, that the report of the accident is made to the police
 officer or judicial officer within five days after such accident.  Every
 coroner,  or  other  official  performing like functions, shall likewise
 make a report to the commissioner with respect to all  deaths  found  to
 have  been the result of motor vehicle [or], motorcycle, ELECTRIC SCOOT-
 ER, OR BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST accidents. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE
 INFORMATION REGARDING THE TYPE OR TYPES OF VEHICLES INVOLVED,  INCLUDING
 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, LIMIT-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10758-05-4
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.