SB 478: RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-01-16
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-01-21: Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.)
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Requires operators of low-speed electronic bicycles to possess a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to electric bicycles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291C-143.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§291C-143.5[]] Low-speed electric bicycles; operator [age.]
requirements. No person [under
the age of fifteen] shall operate a low-speed electric bicycle as defined
under title 15 United States Code section 2085[.] unless the person:
(1) Is fifteen years of age or older; and
(2) Is in immediate possession of a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license at all times."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Low-Speed Electronic Bicycles; Operator Requirements
Description:
Requires operators of low-speed electronic bicycles to possess a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license.
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| Jan 21, 2026 | Re-Referred to TRS, JDC. |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Referred to TCA, JDC. |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Passed First Reading. |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Introduced. |
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