AB 2284 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Electric bicycles: Attorney General list.

Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Justice under the direction and control of the Attorney General. Existing law requires each state and local agency that employs peace officers to annually report to the Attorney General data on all stops conducted by that agency's peace officers for the preceding calendar year, in accordance with a specified procedure. This bill would require, on or before June 1, 2027, the office of the Attorney General, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, to compile a list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single class of electric bicycles and that are labeled, advertised, or commonly perceived by riders or peace officers as electric bicycles or electric bicycle products. The bill would require the Attorney General to make the list available on its internet website and to update the list and internet website, when necessary.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

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Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

03/16/26 - Amended Assembly → 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly · 3 edits · Apr 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill shifts primary responsibility for compiling a list of non-compliant electric two-wheeled devices from the California Highway Patrol to the Attorney General's office, adding a new Government Code section (12525.6) while retaining a parallel Vehicle Code section for CHP. The scope of the list is also narrowed: it now only covers devices that do not fit any single class definition, removing the broader category of e-bikes and products that fail labeling or advertising compliance requirements.

SCOPE

The responsible agency for compiling and maintaining the list changed from the California Highway Patrol to the Attorney General. A new Section 12525.6 was added to the Government Code assigning this duty to the AG, while the existing Vehicle Code Section 2425 for CHP was retained with simplified language.

The definition of what goes on the list was narrowed. The prior version covered both (1) e-bikes and products that fail labeling or advertising statutory/regulatory requirements AND (2) two-wheeled devices that do not fit a single class definition. The amended version only covers electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single class of electric bicycles, dropping the broader labeling/advertising compliance category.

DEFINITION

The new Government Code section explicitly cross-references Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code for the class definitions, making the inter-code dependency clearer than the prior version.

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Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Apr 6, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on TRANS.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors