Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be posted in any advertisement for such bicycle
Summary
Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2026
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A852A
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A852B
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MINOR
The bill was amended to require advertisements for bicycles sold in New York to include a photograph of the bike and the last four digits of its serial number, rather than just the serial number. This change aims to make it easier for consumers to identify specific bicycles in ads and helps prevent the sale of stolen bikes. The amendment also updated the bill's version number from A to B.
Scope change
The scope of the requirement was expanded to include a photograph of the bicycle in addition to the serial number.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement for bicycle advertisements was changed from displaying only the serial number to displaying both a photograph of the bicycle and the last four digits of the serial number.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly May 20, 2025
How they voted
49–12
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 852B
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 852A
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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