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
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
55–13
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic64
85% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican9
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/11/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/02/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
02/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
01/25/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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