Senate Bill S7643

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 Senate Committee Transportation 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-S7643 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1242, V & T L

2023-S7643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S7643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7643
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 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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