Assembly Bill A10226

                             
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                                   10226
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   certain information to be provided at the point of  sale  of  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.  The vehicle and traffic law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1244 to read as follows:
   §  1244. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES
 WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. 1. THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION,  SHALL  CREATE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
 RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST. SUCH  INFOR-
 MATIONAL  MATERIALS SHALL BE IN THE FORM OF A CARD OR PAMPHLET AND SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, INFORMATION RELATING TO:
   (A)   CLASSIFICATIONS OF  BICYCLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST,  INCLUDING
 DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH CLASS OF BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST;
   (B)  THE  MAXIMUM  SPEED AT WHICH BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST MAY BE
 OPERATED.   SUCH INFORMATION SHALL SPECIFY THE  MAXIMUM  SPEED  OF  EACH
 CLASS OF SUCH BICYCLES;
   (C)  WHERE  OPERATION  OF  BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST IS PERMITTED,
 INCLUDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OPERATION OR  PROHIBITION
 OF  THE  OPERATION  OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST ON STREETS, BICYCLE
 LANES, AND PATHS;
   (D) AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR OPERATING OR BEING A  PASSENGER  ON  BICYCLES
 WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST;
   (E) HELMET REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING OR BEING A PASSENGER ON BICYCLES
 WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST;
   (F) PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST;
   (G)  LOCAL  AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELEC-
 TRIC ASSIST.  SUCH  INFORMATION  SHALL  PROVIDE  GUIDANCE  AS  TO  WHERE
 PURCHASERS  OF  BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST CAN FIND LOCAL LAWS, ORDI-
 NANCES, RULES OR REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF SUCH BICYCLES;
 AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (H) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS USEFUL.
   2.  THE  CARD  OR PAMPHLET CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH PURCHASER AT  THE  POINT  OF  SALE  OF
 EVERY BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SOLD IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE
 INFORMATION  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 CARD OR PAMPHLET MAY ALSO INCLUDE A QR CODE LINKING TO SUCH  INFORMATION
 AND  ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS USEFUL PERTAINING
 TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1290 to read as follows:
   §  1290. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 TRANSPORTATION,  SHALL  CREATE  INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS RELATING TO THE
 OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. SUCH INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE IN
 THE FORM OF A CARD OR PAMPHLET AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED TO, INFORMATION RELATING TO:
   (A) THE DEFINITION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS;
   (B) THE MAXIMUM SPEED AT WHICH ELECTRIC SCOOTERS MAY BE OPERATED. SUCH
 INFORMATION SHALL SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM SPEED OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS;
   (C) WHERE OPERATION  OF  ELECTRIC  SCOOTERS  IS  PERMITTED,  INCLUDING
 SPECIFIC  INFORMATION  RELATING  TO  THE OPERATION OR PROHIBITION OF THE
 OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ON STREETS, BICYCLE LANES, AND PATHS;
   (D) AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR OPERATING OR BEING A  PASSENGER  ON  ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS;
   (E) HELMET REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING OR BEING A PASSENGER ON ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS;
   (F) PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS;
   (G)  LOCAL  AUTHORITY  RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.
 SUCH INFORMATION SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AS TO WHERE PURCHASERS OF  ELEC-
 TRIC  SCOOTERS  CAN  FIND  LOCAL  LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES OR REGULATIONS
 RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF SUCH ELECTRIC SCOOTERS; AND
   (H) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS USEFUL.
   2. THE CARD OR PAMPHLET CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  TO  EACH PURCHASER AT THE POINT OF SALE OF
 EVERY ELECTRIC SCOOTER SOLD IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  CARD  OR
 PAMPHLET  MAY ALSO INCLUDE A QR CODE LINKING TO SUCH INFORMATION AND ANY
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS USEFUL PERTAINING  TO  THE
 SAFE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.