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A 4852: Requires the periodic inspection of commercial buildings where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale, or rental; requires such inspection quarterly; requires the state fire prevention and building code council to establish a fee for such inspection; requires the inspection of such buildings following a fire-related emergency or other fire-related incident.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What A 4852 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill aims to improve fire safety in commercial buildings where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored. A qualified inspector will perform quarterly fire safety inspections of these buildings, and the local government will establish a reasonable fee for the inspections within 45 days of the bill's effective date. If a fire-related emergency or incident occurs, no bicycles with electric assist can be stored on the premises until the building has been inspected and deemed compliant with relevant laws and regulations. The bill will take effect 60 days after it becomes a law.

Bill journey
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4852
What is the current status of A 4852?
As of January 9, 2026, A 4852 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 governmental operations".
Did A 4852 pass?
Not yet. A 4852 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 4852, and where is it now?
A 4852 was authored by Asm. Lester Chang with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations. It is filed under EXC, alongside 143 other New York EXC bills this session.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Feb. 06, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 374 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4852 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the inspection of buildings where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale, or rental The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding two 2 new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows: 3 21. Standards for fire safety inspections of commercial buildings 4 where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or 5 stored for repair, sale, or rental requiring an appropriate and quali- 6 fied inspector, as determined by the local government, to perform a 7 quarterly fire safety inspection of any commercial building where bicy- 8 cles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for 9 repair, sale, or rental. The council shall establish a reasonable fee 10 for such inspection within forty-five days of the effective date of this 11 subdivision. For the purposes of this section, "bicycle with electric 12 assist" shall have the same meaning as section one hundred two-c of the 13 vehicle and traffic law and shall further include any batteries or elec- 14 trical systems for a bicycle with electric assist. 15 22. Standards for after a fire-related emergency or other fire-related 16 incident occurs in a building where bicycles with electric assist are 17 repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale or rental, requiring 18 no bicycles with electric assist be stored on the premises for any 19 purpose until the premises have been inspected and determined to be in 20 compliance with all relevant laws and regulations by an appropriate and 21 qualified inspector as determined by the local government. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07580-01-5 
Text of A 4852 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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