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HB 6862 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES.

HB 6862 regulates electric bicycles (e-bikes) in Connecticut by setting safety standards and labeling requirements for manufacturers and sellers. It requires e-bikes to display clear labels showing speed, wattage, and class (with class 3 bikes needing speedometers), and prohibits modifications that alter their classification or speed capabilities. Sellers must disclose in advertisements that vehicles marketed as "e-bikes" may not qualify as such under state law and warn consumers about insurance coverage gaps and motor vehicle regulations. The bill also restricts riding class 3 e-bikes on bike trails and class 1/2 e-bikes on certain natural-surface paths, while imposing fines up to $300 for violations. These changes directly affect e-bike manufacturers, sellers, and riders using e-bikes on public roads or trails.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRegulates e-bikes with safety standards and labeling, promoting safe sustainable transportation use per bill's focus on vehicle safety and consumer disclosure.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Raised Bill → TRA Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill clarifies definitions and restrictions for electric bicycles, particularly adding specific speed thresholds for Class 2 and Class 3 bikes and expanding the definition of what disqualifies a vehicle from being classified as an electric bicycle. The changes ensure clearer labeling requirements for sellers and update how electric bicycles are regulated on trails and public roads.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by adding specific speed limits for Class 2 and Class 3 electric bicycles and clarifies when vehicles cease to qualify as electric bicycles under state law.
DEFINITION

Added specific speed thresholds: Class 2 electric bicycles must disengage at 20 mph, and Class 3 electric bicycles must disengage at 28 mph.

Expanded the definition of what disqualifies a vehicle from being an electric bicycle by adding references to section 14-1 of the general statutes multiple times throughout the text.

REQUIREMENT

Updated labeling requirements to explicitly reference section 14-1 when modifying electric bicycles.

Added language to Section 3(d) clarifying that Class 1 or Class 2 electric bicycles (with Class 1 crossed out) cannot be ridden on natural surface trails designated for nonmotorized traffic.

Reordered and renumbered sections to align with the substitute bill format, maintaining the same substantive content.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
2
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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