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NY S 5801

in committee

Establishes an electric scooter operator's safety manual, licensing requirement and insurance requirement

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5801 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5801 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 S 5801 about?

Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate an electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices; requires instruction in electric scooter safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course; requires liability insurance for electric scooters in cities having a population of one million or more; prohibits the sale of an electric scooter to a purchaser unless the purchaser has a license to operate the electric scooter and has insurance in a city having a population of one million or more.

Who sponsors NY S 5801?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5801, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate an electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices; requires instruction in electric scooter safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course; requires liability insurance for electric scooters in cities having a population of one million or more; prohibits the sale of an electric scooter to a purchaser unless the purchaser has a license to operate the electric scooter and has insurance in a city having a population of one million or more.

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

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-03

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9614not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5158not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 116

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5801?summary=&detail=

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