New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A852: Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be posted in any advertisement for such bicycle
Status: Passed both chambers, June 2, 2026
Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number.
From the amended text, May 8, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1-a of section 391-c of the general business law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 1986, is amended and three new paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) are added to read as follows: (a) No bicycle manufactured or assembled on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine shall be sold [or], offered for sale, OR OFFERED AND ADVERTISED FOR RESALE in this state unless it has an identifying serial number that distinguishes that bicycle from all other bicycles of that same make and model permanently and visibly engraved or stamped in readily legible boldfaced figures at least one-eighth [inches] OF AN INCH in height on the top surface of the top crossbar or of the uppermost cross support of the bicycle frame or on the head tube or on the toeplate not obstructed by the derailleur or gear wheels or on the crank hanger; or, on a label, shield or plate permanently affixed in any of the foregoing locations in such a manner that the serial number …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
- David Weprin (D, 24)
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Grace Lee (D, 65)
- George Alvarez (D, 78)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.539
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S1541A
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.32
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : DIED IN SENATE
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 2, 2026): 49 yea, 12 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 2, 2026): 49 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 17, 2026): 105 yea, 37 nay, passed
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A852?
- A852 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be posted in any advertisement for such bicycle.
- What does A852 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number.
- What is the status of A852?
- Passed both chambers as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A852?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A852?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A852
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