NY A 1251
in committeeRelates to leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter or bicycle with an electric assist system without reporting in the first and second degrees
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did NY A 1251 pass?
Not yet. NY A 1251 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 1251 about?
Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree; provides increased penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first and second degrees when the vehicle involved is a bicycle with an electric assist system.
Who sponsors NY A 1251?
Rebecca Seawright is the primary sponsor of NY A 1251, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree; provides increased penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first and second degrees when the vehicle involved is a bicycle with an electric assist system.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Rebecca Seawrightprimary
- Alex Borescosponsor
- David Weprincosponsor
- Tony Simonecosponsor
- Rebecca Kassaycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-09
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
referral-committee
Versions
- A1251Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 7296not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 9048not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 2004
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