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NY A09197

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

William Conrad

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires registration and license plates for electric-assist bicycles capable of exceeding 28 mph with battery assistance of 750 watts or more
  • Requires registration and license plates for electric scooters meeting the same speed and wattage thresholds (28+ mph, 750+ watts)
  • License plates must be conspicuously displayed on the rear of the vehicle and can only display plates from one state at a time
  • Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines plate design, dimensions, and identification marks, with required contrast between plate color and numerals/letters
  • Registration fee set as a "nominal fee" determined by the commissioner, with the law taking effect 90 days after enactment

Legislative Description

Requires the registration and issuance of license plates for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters that can exceed twenty-eight miles per hour with battery assistance up to and exceeding seven hundred fifty watts.

Last Action

referred to transportation

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation11/3/2025

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