A 2215: Directs the department of health to conduct a study on the number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters resulting in an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital.
The state of New York is proposing a bill to study the number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes, and electric scooters that result in hospital emergency medical services. The Department of Health will conduct a study in consultation with hospitals in the state and will gather data on the number of individuals who received emergency medical services due to accidents involving these vehicles. The study will focus on the number of individuals at each hospital who received emergency health services within the prior year. The results of the study will be reported to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the governor within one year of the bill's effective date.
- What is the current status of A 2215?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 2215 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 2215 pass?
- Not yet. A 2215 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2215, and where is it now?
- A 2215 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to health |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2215 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT directing the department of health to conduct a study on the number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters resulting in an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of health, in consultation with hospitals in 2 the state, shall conduct a study on the number of accidents involving 3 non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters which resulted 4 in an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital. 5 § 2. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the number of 6 individuals at each hospital within the prior year who have received 7 emergency health services as a result of an accident involving a non-e- 8 lectric bike, electric bike or electric scooter. 9 § 3. Upon completion of such study, but no later than one year from 10 the effective date of this act, the department of health shall issue a 11 report based on the findings of such study to the temporary president of 12 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the governor. 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04810-01-5