New York Senate Bill S10146

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/30/26
• Refer: 4/30/26

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Requires third-party food delivery services to factor compliance with certain vehicle and traffic laws when assigning workers to delivery routes when such delivery may involve the operation of a bicycle with or without electric assist.

Summary

S10146, the “Consider Safety Act,” would amend the General Business Law to regulate how third-party food delivery services assign delivery routes to independent contractor workers who make deliveries by bicycle, including bicycles with electric assist. The bill requires delivery companies, when they already collect relevant data, to factor a worker’s history of compliance with certain Vehicle and Traffic Law provisions into route-assignment algorithms. The covered traffic rules include driving on the right side of the roadway, one-way street rules, speed limits, sidewalk riding restrictions, and obeying red lights. The bill directs that compliance with these traffic laws be weighted at least as heavily as factors related to speed and efficiency in route assignment algorithms. If more workers are available than deliveries, companies must make a good-faith effort to assign deliveries to workers with better compliance histories. The bill also states that companies are not required to begin collecting new compliance data if they do not already collect it, but if such data exists, it must be used as required. It authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per route per day for violations, and it limits disclosure of collected data to the worker, lawful court or federal requests, and the Attorney General. The bill’s impact would be to add a new section to the General Business Law governing third-party food delivery services operating in New York, with a particular focus on bicycle-based delivery work. It would effectively create a safety-based constraint on algorithmic dispatch systems used by delivery platforms, while also requiring use of publicly available roadway data such as speed limits and one-way designations. The measure would apply statewide to counties, cities, towns, and villages where these services operate, and would take effect 180 days after becoming law. There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so the overall sentiment cannot be measured from formal debate or roll call data. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears oriented toward public safety and worker accountability rather than labor expansion or consumer pricing concerns. The absence of recorded opposition or support in the supplied materials means no clear consensus or controversy can be confirmed from the available legislative history. The main point of potential contention is the bill’s effect on delivery-platform algorithms and operational flexibility. Delivery businesses may view the requirement to prioritize compliance history over speed and efficiency as burdensome or difficult to implement, especially where compliance data is incomplete or not routinely collected. By contrast, supporters would likely emphasize safer streets, reduced traffic violations, and better protection for pedestrians, cyclists, and workers.

Impact

The bill would add section 391-y to the General Business Law, creating new obligations for third-party food delivery services that assign bicycle-based delivery routes. It would require those businesses to incorporate certain traffic-law compliance history into route assignment decisions when such data is already collected, and it would authorize Attorney General enforcement with civil penalties and injunctive relief. The bill also imposes data-use and confidentiality limits and relies on publicly available roadway information to support compliance.

Sentiment

No committee transcript or vote record is provided, so there is no direct evidence of legislative support or opposition in the supplied materials. From the bill text, the measure is framed as a safety initiative aimed at reducing risky cycling and delivery behavior, suggesting a generally pro-safety and pro-enforcement posture. Any opposition would likely come from delivery platforms or business interests concerned about algorithmic mandates, data collection burdens, and operational costs.

Contention

The likely points of contention are whether delivery companies should be required to weight traffic-law compliance as heavily as speed and efficiency, and whether such a rule is practical for algorithmic dispatch systems. Businesses may object that the bill could be hard to administer, especially if they do not already collect compliance data, while supporters would argue that companies should not prioritize speed over safe and lawful riding. Privacy and data-handling concerns may also arise because the bill authorizes use of worker compliance data and limits disclosure to narrow circumstances.