NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9861

Senate Bill S9861

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Jun 06, 2024	referred to rules

2023-S9861 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10550
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2261, V & T L

2023-S9861 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles concerning rules of the road and consequences for non-compliance.

2023-S9861 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9861

SPONSOR: GONZALEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that operators of limited use motorcycles receive rules of the road
pamphlets

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators
of limited use motorcycles

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding a
new subdivision 6 to add a new requirement that every person who oper-
ates a limited use motorcycle that is registered be provided with a
pamphlet to educate them about the rules of the road in the top ten most
commonly spoken languages.

Section 2: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Moped accidents have been on the rise and too often riders are breaking
rules and laws and there has been an increase in incidents.  While
precise annual figures can vary, a study conducted by the City of New
York found that in 2019, there were over 1,500 moped accidents within
the city alone. That number has steadily increased since then.  Outside
of New York City, moped accidents occur in other parts of the state. New
York State has seen an increase in moped accidents in recent years. In
2020. the state recorded approximately 2,000 moped accidents.

This bill will require that anyone who purchases, rents, or operates a
moped is informed of the rules of the road and the consequences for
breaking laws via a pamphlet to be distributed in various .languages.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2023-S9861 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9861
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   that  operators  of  limited use motorcycles receive rules of the road
   pamphlets
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. RULES OF THE ROAD PAMPHLET REQUIREMENT. EVERY  PERSON  OPERATING  A
 LIMITED  USE  MOTORCYCLE  REGISTERED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ANY  OF  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH  INFORMATION  RELATED
 TO  THE LEGAL USE OF SUCH LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE UPON SUCH REGISTRATION.
 SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN  THE  TEN  MOST  COMMONLY  SPOKEN
 LANGUAGES  IN  NEW  YORK STATE AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 THE RULES OF THE ROAD, SPEED LIMITS, WHERE SUCH OPERATOR CAN  RIDE  SUCH
 LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE FOR EACH SUCH
 RULE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15788-01-4

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