Electric Bicycles
Summary
Electric Bicycles; Provides for rights & privileges of electric bicycles & operators; provides that electric bicycles are vehicles to same extent as bicycles; exempts electric bicycles & operators from specified provisions; requires labeling of electric bicycles; requires electric bicycles to comply with specified provisions & operate in certain manner; authorizes operators to ride electric bicycles where bicycles are allowed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/03/20, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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