NYC Council Introduction 20

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Third-party delivery workers and powered bicycle safety.
Sponsored by Gale A. Brewer
Introduced: February 8, 2024

This bill would require the delivery worker bicycle safety course developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to cover the safe and lawful operation of powered bicycles, as well as lithium-ion battery and charging safety. Each bicycle operator operating a bicycle for a business would take such course prior to making deliveries on behalf of such business. Businesses that use bicycles for commercial purposes and are also licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) as a third-party food delivery service would be required to comply with the commercial bicycle safety laws as a condition of their DCWP license. A third-party food delivery service could have their license suspended or revoked for failing to provide bicycle safety equipment, identification or retro-reflective apparel to their delivery workers.

Approved by Committee September 10, 2025

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Votes 6:0:0
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Absent)

Approved by Council September 10, 2025

Votes 39:0:7
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Absent)
James F. Gennaro (Absent)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Non-voting)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)