It seems the chairman of the Assembly Codes Committee, Joe Lentol, has more sympathy for unlicensed drivers than for Kevin Flores, the 13-year-old cyclist allegedly killed by one.

The Brooklyn Democrat justified blocking a bill to stiffen penalties for unlicensed drivers involved in fatal accidents by saying: “You can innocently kill somebody. Accidents happen.”

Huh? Someone driving with a suspended license isn’t exactly innocent. Indeed, it’s a sign of recklessness, which makes accidents more likely.

Philip Monfoletto’s license had been suspended nine times, on five different dates, when his oil truck reportedly hit Flores. Plus, he’d bragged about his lawlessness on Facebook, “Catch me if you can.”

State law as-is doesn’t make it a felony unless your license has been suspended on 10 different dates.

Lentol’s “solution”: Have the law “punish the guy who hired [Monfoletto] without a license.” But what about rogue drivers who aren’t on the job when they kill or maim?

More, the assemblyman argues, “You have to prove someone did something wrong when they were driving.”

Again: Driving with multiple open suspensions is “something wrong.”

The state Senate has repeatedly passed Sen. Mike Gianaris’ bill to make it a Class D felony to kill or seriously injure someone while driving without a valid license. But Lentol won’t even let it out of his committee in the Assembly.

Speaker Carl Heastie needs to order Lentol to stop blocking the bill. If they want to toss in punishments for employers who wink at unlicensed driving, fine.

They can call it “Kevin’s Law.”