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Assembly Bill A9363

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to electric scooter programs and establishing the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund

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2025-A9363 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1290, V & T L; add §99-tt, St Fin L

2025-A9363 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires registration of electric scooter programs; establishes the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund for projects supporting the repair, maintenance, and improvement of streets, sidewalks, and related pedestrian infrastructure.

2025-A9363 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9363
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to electric
   scooter programs; and to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to
   establishing the street and sidewalk infrastructure fund

   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 1290 to read as follows:
   §  1290.  ELECTRIC  SCOOTER  PROGRAMS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN ANY SERVICE  OPERATED  BY  A
 CITY  AGENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION, OR A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY  AUTHORIZED  THROUGH  CONTRACT
 WITH  A  CITY  AGENCY,  OFFERING ELECTRIC SCOOTERS FOR SHORT-TERM PUBLIC
 RENTAL.
   (B) "OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,
 ASSOCIATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  ENGAGED  IN THE BUSINESS OF MANAGING OR
 PROVIDING AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROGRAM.
   2. EACH OPERATOR SHALL REMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A FEE TO BE  DETERMINED
 BY  THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STREET AND SIDE-
 WALK INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  NINETY-NINE-TT
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   3.  (A)  ALL ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROGRAM SHALL BE
 REGISTERED ANNUALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) AS PART OF SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, EACH ELECTRIC SCOOTER SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  AN  ANNUAL
 SAFETY  INSPECTION,  INCLUDING  EVALUATION  OF  MECHANICAL INTEGRITY AND
 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SAFETY STANDARDS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13835-01-5
 A. 9363                             2
 
              

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