HB 2021: ELECTRIC BICYCLES; ELECTRIC MICRO-MOBILITY DEVICES; REGULATION; ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES; HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC DEVICE; ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-23
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-01: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric
bicycles. Prohibits the operation of
high-speed electric devices in certain locations. Requires all public
schools in the State to prohibit high-speed electric devices on public school
campuses. Prohibits electric bicycles on
elementary and middle or intermediate school campuses. Authorizes public high schools to require
county registration and decals for any electric bicycle brought onto its
premises and deny entry or require parent retrieval for an unregistered
electric bicycle. Establishes
labeling and signage requirements for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of a moped or
electric motorcycle in certain locations.
Amends the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of county
vehicular taxes. Defines "electric
bicycle" in place of "low-speed electric bicycle". Authorizes the seizure of non-road-legal,
nonconforming electric bicycles and high-speed electric devices. Defines "electric micro-mobility
device" and requires the same regulations as electric foot scooters. Prohibits a person under the age of sixteen
from operating a class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle without direct
supervision. Authorizes a person to ride
an electric bicycle on a sidewalk under certain circumstances. Prohibits a person from operating a bicycle
or electric foot scooter under the age of eighteen without a helmet. Repeals the requirement that moped drivers
use bicycle lanes. Substitutes the term
"motor scooter" with the term "motor-driven cycle". (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing