Directs the department of health to conduct a study on the number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters resulting in an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2215
SPONSOR: Simon TITLE OF BILL:
An act directing the department of health to conduct a study on the
number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes and
electric scooters resulting in an individual receiving emergency medical
services at a hospital
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
directs the department of health to conduct a study on the number of
accidents that involving non-electric, electric bikes and electric
scooters which result in an individual receiving emergency medical
services at a hospital.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The department of health in consultation with hospitals in
the state shall conduct a study on the number of accidents involving
non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters which result in
an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital.
JUSTIFICATION:
One of the most notable trends in transportation has been the increase
in electrically powered two-wheeled vehicles. The increase has had many
benefits including replacing automobile traffic with less polluting
electric vehicles. This increase has also brought an increased percep-
tion on the part of pedestrians aware of the risk of injury from
e-bikes. Currently there is no formal data-collection process or any
designed and implemented study that would quantify the risk to pedestri-
ans that could be greater with the increase in this mode of transporta-
tion or what factors might account for an increased risk if there is
one.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A7340 Simon -referred to health
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
the act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2215
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT directing the department of health to conduct a study on the
number of accidents involving non-electric bikes, electric bikes and
electric scooters resulting in an individual receiving emergency
medical services at a hospital
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The department of health, in consultation with hospitals in
2 the state, shall conduct a study on the number of accidents involving
3 non-electric bikes, electric bikes and electric scooters which resulted
4 in an individual receiving emergency medical services at a hospital.
5 § 2. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the number of
6 individuals at each hospital within the prior year who have received
7 emergency health services as a result of an accident involving a non-e-
8 lectric bike, electric bike or electric scooter.
9 § 3. Upon completion of such study, but no later than one year from
10 the effective date of this act, the department of health shall issue a
11 report based on the findings of such study to the temporary president of
12 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the governor.
13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04810-01-5
