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Senate Bill S10239

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to e-scooter mobile app disclosures

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2025-S10239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11284
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-ccc, Gen Bus L

2025-S10239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits electric scooter service platforms operating a digital network from operating electric scooters in this state unless such platform displays a warning that persons under 18 years of age are not allowed to operate electric scooters through the platform; imposes a penalty for violations.

2025-S10239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S10239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10239
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  e-scooter
   mobile app disclosures
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-ccc to read as follows:
   § 391-CCC. ELECTRIC SCOOTER MOBILE APP DISCLOSURE. 1. AS USED IN  THIS
 SECTION:
   (A)  "ELECTRIC  SCOOTER SERVICE PLATFORM" MEANS A PERSON, CORPORATION,
 PARTNERSHIP, SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, OR OTHER ENTITY OPERATING IN NEW  YORK
 STATE THAT OWNS, LEASES, OR CONTROLS MORE THAN TWO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND
 PROVIDES  THEM  FOR  USE BY THE PUBLIC, WHERE ACCESS TO AND OPERATION OF
 SUCH SCOOTERS IS THROUGH USING A DIGITAL NETWORK.
   (B) "DIGITAL NETWORK" MEANS ANY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OR  SERVICE  OFFERED
 OR UTILIZED BY AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER SERVICE PLATFORM THAT THROUGH THE USE
 OF  AN  APP  ACCESSED  THROUGH  A  PHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER, OR A DIGITAL
 TOKEN, DIGITAL KEY, OR SUBSTANTIALLY  SIMILAR  TECHNOLOGY,  ENABLES  THE
 UNLOCKING,  ACCESS, OPERATION, DOCKING, CHARGING, AND PAYMENT FOR USE OF
 A SCOOTER.
   2. NO ELECTRIC SCOOTER SERVICE PLATFORM OPERATING  A  DIGITAL  NETWORK
 SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  TO  OPERATE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN THIS STATE UNLESS
 SUCH PLATFORM DISPLAYS, IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER ON SUCH  ELEC-
 TRIC  SCOOTER  OR  WHEN  A USER ACCESSES OR USES SUCH OPERATOR'S DIGITAL
 NETWORK THROUGH A WEBSITE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION,  A
 WARNING  LABEL  WHICH  SHALL  CONTAIN  THE  FOLLOWING TEXT: "WARNING: NO
 PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS IS PERMITTED TO OPERATE  OR  RIDE
 AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER THROUGH THIS PLATFORM."
   3.  ANY ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY
 DOLLARS  FOR  A  FIRST  OFFENSE  AND  UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ANY
 SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  ENFORCED
 CONCURRENTLY  BY  THE  DIRECTOR  OR COMMISSIONER OF A MUNICIPAL CONSUMER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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