New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S5801 — Establishes an electric scooter operator's safety manual, licensing requirement and insurance requirement

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

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Odds of enactment

Low

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Summary

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; 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  2. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does S5801 do?
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; 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.
Who sponsors S5801?
S5801 is sponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda.
What is the current status of S5801?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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