S 10016: Requires the division of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters including information on classification and definitions, legal operation, speed limits and enforcement, helmet and age requirements, and a review of legal operation of such devices.
What S 10016 does, verified April 26, 2026
<ol> <li>The bill requires the Division of Criminal Justice to collaborate with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transportation.</li> <li>It mandates the creation and distribution of a video to police departments about bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters.</li> <li>The video must cover legal classifications, definitions, and common misidentifications between throttle and pedal-assist devices.</li> <li>It should also address where these devices can legally operate, including streets, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, parks, shared-use paths, and local opt-out rules.</li> <li>The video needs to include speed limits, enforcement guidance, helmet and age requirements, and when stops or summonses are appropriate versus warnings or education.</li> <li>Lastly, it must review the legal operation of such devices in bicycle lanes, using pedal-assist, and operating wit…
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-04-22)Alert me
Quick answers about S 10016
- What is the current status of S 10016?
- As of April 26, 2026, S 10016 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 22, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CODES".
- Did S 10016 pass?
- Not yet. S 10016 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 10016, and where is it now?
- S 10016 was authored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Its committee of record is Senate Codes. It is filed under EXC, alongside 143 other New York EXC bills this session.
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| Apr. 22, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2026 · 346 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10016 IN SENATE April 22, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 25 to read as follows: 3 25. In cooperation with the department of motor vehicles and the 4 department of transportation, create and disseminate to police depart- 5 ments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters. 6 Such video shall include, but not be limited to, the following informa- 7 tion: 8 (a) legal classification and definitions of bicycles with electric 9 assist and electric scooters, including a visual breakdown of classes of 10 bicycles with electric assist and scooters, and common misidentification 11 issues, such as throttle versus pedal-assist; 12 (b) where such devices may legally operate, including addressing oper- 13 ation on streets, bicycle lanes, and sidewalks, in parks and on shared- 14 use paths, and local opt-out rules; 15 (c) speed limits and enforcement guidance, including when speed meas- 16 urement is required versus when observational enforcement is permissible 17 and the legal importance of speed versus the practical importance; 18 (d) helmet and age requirements, including when stops or the issuing 19 of a summons is appropriate and when warnings or education is preferred; 20 and 21 (e) a review of legal operation of such devices, including riding in 22 bicycle lanes, using pedal-assist, and lawful devices operating without 23 registration or insurance. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14612-01-6
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