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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8196: Requires local community review and approval prior to the implementation of electric scooter programs and installation of electric scooter infrastructure in N.Y. City

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8196 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires local community review and approval prior to the implementation of electric scooter programs and installation of electric scooter infrastructure in N.Y. City. Primary sponsor: Sam Berger (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires local community review and approval prior to the implementation of electric scooter programs and installation of electric scooter infrastructure in cities with a population of one million or more.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam BergerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  2. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source