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A 239: Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories.
What A 239 does, verified February 4, 2026
The bill requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be equipped with batteries that have been tested and approved by a specific testing laboratory. The testing laboratories must be accredited by international organizations such as the Underwriters Laboratories or the International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission. These batteries must contain a seal or certificate from the testing laboratory, indicating that they meet certain safety and quality standards. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 363 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 239 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, COLTON, JACOBSON, SAYEGH, McDONOUGH, GRAY, DeSTEFANO, CHANG, ZINERMAN, GALLAGHER, SHIMSKY, LUCAS, SIMONE, TAYLOR, BENEDETTO, K. BROWN, BLUMENCRANZ, BEEPHAN, LEMONDES, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, LEVENBERG, DAVILA, COOK, STECK, WOERNER, RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1242 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. Every bicycle with electric assist shall be equipped with a 4 battery that has been tested and approved by and that contains the seal 5 of the Underwriters Laboratories, or any testing laboratory that is an 6 International Organization for Standardization and International Elec- 7 trotechnical Commission ("ISO/IEC") 17025 Accredited Independent Testing 8 Laboratory, an ISO/IEC 17065 Accredited Certifying Body, or participates 9 in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health 10 Administration Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory ("NRTL") 11 program. 12 § 2. Section 1285 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding 13 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 14 4. Every electric scooter shall be equipped with a battery that has 15 been tested and approved by and that contains the seal of the Underwrit- 16 ers Laboratories, or any testing laboratory that is an International 17 Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical 18 Commission ("ISO/IEC") 17025 Accredited Independent Testing Laboratory, 19 an ISO/IEC 17065 Accredited Certifying Body, or participates in the 20 United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Admin- 21 istration Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory ("NRTL") program. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01492-01-5 Text of A 239 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions