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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Dixon</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 2425 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Vehicles: electric bicycles.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Under existing law, the Department of the California Highway Patrol is responsible for enforcement of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles and use of the highways, as specified. Existing law requires the department to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles, as defined, including, but not limited to, general electric bicycle riding safety, emergency maneuver skills, rules of the road, and laws pertaining to electric bicycles.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require, on or before June 1, 2027, the department, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, to compile a list of electric bicycles and electric bicycle products that do not comply with statutory and regulatory requirements for the labeling or advertising of electric bicycles or electric
bicycle products. The bill would require the department to make the list available on its internet website and to update the list and internet website, when necessary.</html:p>
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Section 2425 is added to the
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On or before June 1, 2027, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, compile a list of electric bicycles and electric bicycle products that do not comply with the statutory or regulatory requirements for the labeling or advertising of electric bicycles or electric bicycle products.
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(b)
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(1)
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The department shall make the list publicly available on its internet website.
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The department shall update the list and the internet website, when necessary.
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