Int 0986-2026
Introduction
This bill would require the New York City Police Department, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, to establish a program pursuant to which police officers use dynamometers to test the motor wattage and maximum assisted speed of micromobility devices for purposes of enforcing the City’s existing prohibition on certain high-power and high-speed devices. Use of such dynamometers would be limited to instances in which there is probable cause that a device operating on city streets is illegal. This bill would also require reporting of data gathered through such testing.
- Title
- Using micromobility dynamometers to test micromobility devices operating in the city.
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Public Safety
- Introduced
- 2026-08-13
Heard in committee
- Committee on Public Safety Committee
Sponsors
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Shaun Abreu 10 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $688,366
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- Arthur Kill Terminal LLC Tied to 2 of the 2 sponsors
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Tied to 2 of the 2 sponsors
- Trucking Association of New York Tied to 2 of the 2 sponsors
- CSA COPE (School Supervisors & Administrators) Tied to 2 of the 2 sponsors