AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES (Regulates electric bicycles in the same manner as human-powered bicycles, classify electric bicycles into three (3) classes, require all electric bicycles to have a label affixed to the bicycle and be equipped with a speedometer.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2022
Last action Jun 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2022
How they voted
59–9
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
Jun 8, 2022
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/08/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
May 31, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
03/29/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
03/04/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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