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NY S09362

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Zellner

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires registration and license plates for electric-assist bicycles and electric scooters capable of exceeding 28 mph with battery power of 750 watts or more
  • License plates must be issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and displayed conspicuously on the rear of the vehicle
  • Plates must have contrasting colors between background and numerals/letters, and only New York-issued plates may be displayed
  • Registration fee will be a nominal amount determined by the commissioner
  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authority for the DMV to develop implementing regulations

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

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/5/2026

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