Establishes safety requirements for commercial bicycle operators and businesses

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Establishes safety requirements for operators who use bicycles with electric assist for commercial purposes and the businesses that employ such operators.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4971, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require that businesses be responsible and provide safe- ty requirements for their hired bicycle operators and both their compli- ance with New York State's vehicle and traffic law.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(45) (14) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(20) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alicia Hyndman, Anthony H. Palumbo and 5 more on Agora

Democratic6
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

By law, bicycles with electric assist on the roadway are vehicles with the same rights and responsibilities as motorized vehicles. Commercial electric assist Bicycles are frequently used for commuting in parts of the city of New York, to go to work and to make deliveries. While this can be an efficient means of cutting down on traffic many Commercial electric assist bicyclists do not abide by the basic traffic laws, such as obeying traffic signals, and one-way signs, riding with traffic and avoiding riding on sidewalks. This bill will hold the Businesses responsible for the bicycle with electric assist operators violating the provisions of this law.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)

Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1543
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1543
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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