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NY A 242

in committee

Requires operators of bicycles, skateboards and in-line skates who are under 18 years of age to wear protective headgear

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 242 pass?

Not yet. NY A 242 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

What is NY A 242 about?

Requires operators of bicycles, skateboards, inline skates and scooters who are under eighteen years of age to wear protective headgear; increases the age requirement from fourteen years to eighteen years.

Who sponsors NY A 242?

William Magnarelli is the primary sponsor of NY A 242, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires operators of bicycles, skateboards, inline skates and scooters who are under eighteen years of age to wear protective headgear; increases the age requirement from fourteen years to eighteen years.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • William Magnarelliprimary
  • Jeffrey Dinowitzcosponsor
  • Amy Paulincosponsor
  • Edward Racosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 1392not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 473not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4329not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 359not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 419not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 689not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1821not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1348not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 166not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3327

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A242?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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