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S9360 • 2025

Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor

Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jeremy Zellner
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor

Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor Prohibits sellers of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age; requires valid proof of age at the point of purchase; establishes penalties for violations of this requirement.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor Prohibits sellers of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age; requires valid proof of age at the point of purchase; establishes penalties for violations of this requirement.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

  2. 2026-06-02 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 9360A

  3. 2026-03-05 Senate

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Prohibits sellers of ebikes, escooters, limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age and establishes penalties therefor
Prohibits sellers of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and limited use motorcycles from selling to persons less than sixteen years of age; requires valid proof of age at the point of purchase; establishes penalties for violations of this requirement.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9360

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      March 5, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. ZELLNER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          all persons less than sixteen years of age to provide proof of age for
          the  purchase of bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and
          motor-driven cycles

          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 two new subdivisions 14 and 15 to read as follows:
     3    14. NO PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN  THE  BUSI-
     4  NESS  OF  SELLING  BICYCLES  WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL SELL ANY BICYCLE
     5  WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST TO ANY PERSON LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. VALID
     6  PROOF OF AGE SHALL BE REQUIRED AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
     7    15. NO PERSON SHALL PURCHASE A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST  THAT  CAN
     8  EXCEED  TWENTY-EIGHT MILES PER HOUR UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER IS A HOLDER OF
     9  A VALID CLASS D, DJ, M OR MJ LICENSE AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
    10    § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    11  1290 to read as follows:
    12    §  1290. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. 1.  NO
    13  PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION  ENGAGED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF
    14  SELLING  ELECTRIC  SCOOTERS SHALL SELL AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER TO ANY PERSON
    15  LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. VALID PROOF OF AGE SHALL BE REQUIRED  AT
    16  THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
    17    2.  NO PERSON SHALL PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER THAT CAN EXCEED TWEN-
    18  TY-EIGHT MILES PER HOUR UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER IS A  HOLDER  OF  A  VALID
    19  CLASS D, DJ, M OR MJ LICENSE AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
    20    §  3.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
    21  123-a to read as follows:
    22    § 123-A. MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. EVERY MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE HAVING:
    23    (A) A SEAT OR SADDLE FOR THE USE OF THE OPERATOR;
    24    (B) TWO OR THREE WHEELS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND;
    25    (C) AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, OR ELECTRIC, SOLAR OR HYBRID  MOTOR
    26  WHICH  WILL  PROPEL THE MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE UNASSISTED AT A MAXIMUM SPEED

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13960-01-5
        S. 9360                             2

     1  NO GREATER THAN THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. IF  SUCH  MOTOR-DRIVEN  CYCLE  IS
     2  EQUIPPED  WITH  AN  INTERNAL  COMBUSTION ENGINE, SUCH ENGINE'S PISTON OR
     3  ROTOR DISPLACEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY CUBIC  CENTIMETERS.  A  MOTOR-
     4  DRIVEN  CYCLE SHALL BE A LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE WHEN OPER-
     5  ATED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY MILES PER HOUR; AND
     6    (D) A DIRECT OR AUTOMATIC POWER DRIVE SYSTEM WHICH REQUIRES NO  CLUTCH
     7  OR  GEAR  SHIFT  OPERATION  BY  THE  OPERATOR  AFTER THE DRIVE SYSTEM IS
     8  ENGAGED WITH THE ENGINE OR MOTOR.
     9    § 4. The article heading of article 34 of the vehicle and traffic law,
    10  as amended by chapter 694 of the laws of 1995,  is  amended  and  a  new
    11  section 1244 is added to read as follows:
    12                   OPERATION OF BICYCLES [AND], PLAY DEVICES
    13                           AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES
    14    § 1244. MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE PROVISIONS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION
    15  OR  CORPORATION  ENGAGED  IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES
    16  SHALL SELL A MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE TO ANY PERSON LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF
    17  AGE.  VALID PROOF OF AGE SHALL BE REQUIRED AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
    18    2. NO PERSON SHALL PURCHASE A MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE THAT CAN EXCEED TWEN-
    19  TY-EIGHT MILES PER HOUR UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER IS A  HOLDER  OF  A  VALID
    20  CLASS D, DJ, M OR MJ LICENSE AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE.
    21    §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    22  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    23  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    24  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    25  on or before such date.