Assembly Bill A7600

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires bike shares to equip all bicycles with electric assist with speed and location tracking technology

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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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2025-A7600 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1244, V & T L

2025-A7600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires bike shares to equip all bicycles with electric assist with speed and location tracking technology and to revoke customer account if such customers ride over the speed limit or against the flow of traffic.

2025-A7600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7600
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  certain
   equipment  and  reporting  requirements  for  certain  businesses that
   utilize bicycles with electric assist

   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. SPEED AND LOCATION TRACKING FOR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
 1. ANY BUSINESS THAT UTILIZES BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST  AS  DEFINED
 IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO-C OF THIS CHAPTER AND RENTS SUCH BICYCLES
 WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST TO CUSTOMERS SHALL EQUIP SUCH BICYCLES  WITH  ELEC-
 TRIC ASSIST WITH SPEED AND LOCATION TRACKING TECHNOLOGY. SUCH BUSINESSES
 SHALL  REVOKE THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH CUSTOMER IF SUCH CUSTOMER
 IS FOUND TO HAVE TRAVELED OVER THE SPEED LIMIT OR AGAINST  THE  FLOW  OF
 TRAFFIC.
   2. ON A BIANNUAL BASIS, SUCH BUSINESSES SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT
 ANY REVOCATIONS OF CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE REASONS FOR SUCH REVOCATIONS; AND
   (B) THE AREA IN WHICH EACH CUSTOMER COMMITTED SUCH OFFENSE.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04345-01-5

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