A10227 Summary:
| BILL NO | A10227 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Eachus |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §§1242 & 1282, V & T L | |
| Requires every sale of a bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter to include a helmet suitable for use while operating such bicycle or scooter. | |
A10227 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10227 IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring every sale of a bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter to include a helmet The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1242 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. No person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the busi- 4 ness of selling or leasing bicycles with electric assist shall sell or 5 lease any bicycle with electric assist unless such sale or lease also 6 includes a helmet suitable for use while operating such bicycle. 7 § 2. Section 1282 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding 8 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 9 13. No person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the busi- 10 ness of selling or leasing electric scooters shall sell or lease any 11 electric scooter unless such sale or lease also includes a helmet suit- 12 able for use while operating such electric scooter. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14721-01-6