New York Assembly Bill A11284

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 5/6/26
• Refer: 5/6/26
• Report Pass: 5/11/26
• Refer: 5/11/26
• Report Pass: 5/20/26
• Refer: 5/20/26
• Report Pass: 6/4/26

Caption

Relates to e-scooter mobile app disclosures

Summary

A11284 would add a new section to the General Business Law requiring electric scooter service platforms operating in New York to display a clear and conspicuous warning that no person under 18 may operate or ride an electric scooter through the platform. The warning must appear either on the scooter itself or when a user accesses the platform through a website, online application, or mobile application. The bill defines covered platforms broadly to include entities that own, lease, or control more than two scooters and provide access through a digital network. The bill also establishes civil penalties for noncompliance: up to $250 for a first offense and up to $500 for subsequent offenses. Enforcement authority would be shared by municipal consumer affairs officials, town attorneys, city corporation counsel, or other lawful local designees, and any penalties collected would be retained by the local government enforcing the law. The act would take effect 180 days after becoming law.

Impact

If enacted, the bill would create a new disclosure requirement for e-scooter operators and app-based scooter-sharing services in New York, adding a consumer warning obligation to the General Business Law. It would not ban scooter services, but it would require platforms to affirmatively notify users of the age restriction and expose violators to local civil enforcement and monetary penalties. The measure would primarily affect scooter-sharing companies, app developers, and local consumer protection offices responsible for enforcement.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill. It advanced out of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee by an 11-1 vote, then passed the Assembly Codes Committee unanimously 17-0, and later received unanimous approval in the Assembly Rules Committee 28-0. There is no committee transcript available, but the strong vote margins indicate general agreement with the bill’s consumer-protection purpose and its limited regulatory scope.

Contention

The main policy issue appears to be whether scooter-sharing platforms should be required to provide an explicit age warning in their apps and on scooters, rather than relying on existing rules or user awareness. The lone dissent in the first committee vote suggests at least some concern about the need for, or burden of, the disclosure requirement, but the bill otherwise appears noncontroversial. No other significant points of contention are reflected in the available materials.