S 2599 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to enacting "Priscilla's law" requiring ebikes and electric scooters to be registered and have license plates

Summary

Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in a city with a population of one million or more be registered with the department of motor vehicles and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S2599 → S2599A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to limit mandatory registration of electric bicycles and scooters to only cities with one million or more residents, rather than statewide. The bill also received committee approval and was renamed 'Priscilla's law'.

Scope change

Registration requirements for electric bicycles and scooters were narrowed from statewide application to only cities with populations of one million or more.

ELIGIBILITY

Registration requirements for electric bicycles and scooters now apply only in cities with one million or more residents, instead of statewide.

TECHNICAL

Bill was amended to reflect committee discharge and recommitment, with the bill number updated to S. 2599--A.

DEFINITION

Bill was given a new title 'Priscilla's law' for citation purposes.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2599A

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor