New York Assembly Bill 8079

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to transportation
Pending: Assembly Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate an electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices; requires instruction in electric scooter safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course; requires liability insurance for electric scooters in cities having a population of one million or more; and prohibits the sale of an electric scooter to a purchaser unless the purchaser has a license to operate the electric scooter and has insurance in a city having a population of one million or more.

Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate an electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices; requires instruction in electric scooter safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course; requires liability insurance for electric scooters in cities having a population of one million or more; and prohibits the sale of an electric scooter to a purchaser unless the purchaser has a license to operate the electric scooter and has insurance in a city having a population of one million or more.

Asm. John Zaccaro [D]	Asm. Rebecca Seawright [D]	Asm. Michael Benedetto [D]	Asm. Deborah Glick [D]
Asm. Jeffrion Aubry [D]	Asm. David McDonough [R]	Asm. Michael Novakhov [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Assembly	referred to transportation
2023-09-27	Assembly	referred to transportation

S05158 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8079
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A08079&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A08079