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Authors Blakespear  
Subject Electric bicycles.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to amend Sections 312.5, 405, 406, and 24016 of, to add Sections 406.5 and 21065 to, and to add Article 5.4 (commencing with Section 21240) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 21310) to Chapter 1 of Division 11 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-21
State Amended Senate
Status Died
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Bill Actions
2026-02-02     Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-05-23     May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12     May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-25     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-26     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
Amended Senate     2025-04-21
Amended Senate     2025-03-25
Introduced     2025-02-19
Analyses TBD
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Existing law governs the operation of motor vehicles and other devices, including, among other things, motor-driven cycles and motorized bicycles or mopeds. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime.

Existing law also governs the operation of electric bicycles and requires manufacturers and distributors of electric bicycles to apply a label that is permanently affixed to each electric bicycle that contains, among other things, the classification number of the electric bicycle, as specified. Existing law prohibits specified vehicles from being advertised, sold, offered for sale, or labeled as electric bicycles, including a vehicle that is modified to attain a speed greater than 20 miles per hour on motor power alone or to have motor power of more than 750 watts. Existing law prohibits the sale of a product or device that can modify the speed capability of an electric bicycle such that it no longer meets the definition of an electric bicycle.