Assembly Bill A239

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1242 & 1285, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7889

2025-A239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories.

2025-A239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    239
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (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:
 
   Section 1. Section 1242 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14.  EVERY  BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST  SHALL  BE EQUIPPED WITH A
 BATTERY THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED BY AND THAT CONTAINS THE  SEAL
 OF  THE  UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, OR ANY TESTING LABORATORY THAT IS AN
 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION AND  INTERNATIONAL  ELEC-
 TROTECHNICAL COMMISSION ("ISO/IEC") 17025 ACCREDITED INDEPENDENT TESTING
 LABORATORY, AN ISO/IEC 17065 ACCREDITED CERTIFYING BODY, OR PARTICIPATES
 IN  THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
 ADMINISTRATION  NATIONALLY  RECOGNIZED   TESTING   LABORATORY   ("NRTL")
 PROGRAM.
   §  2. Section 1285 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. EVERY ELECTRIC SCOOTER SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A  BATTERY  THAT  HAS
 BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED BY AND THAT CONTAINS THE SEAL OF THE UNDERWRIT-
 ERS  LABORATORIES,  OR  ANY  TESTING LABORATORY THAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL
 ORGANIZATION  FOR  STANDARDIZATION  AND  INTERNATIONAL  ELECTROTECHNICAL
 COMMISSION  ("ISO/IEC") 17025 ACCREDITED INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY,
 AN ISO/IEC 17065 ACCREDITED CERTIFYING  BODY,  OR  PARTICIPATES  IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMIN-
 ISTRATION NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TESTING LABORATORY ("NRTL") PROGRAM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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