• Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Section 1 of the Bill:

This section addresses electrical assisted bicycles (e-bikes), establishing requirements for sellers, manufacturers, and distributors.

1. Seller Disclosure Requirements:
   • Sellers of electrical assisted bicycles must provide certain disclosures to purchasers about the characteristics of the e-bike.
2. Manufacturer/Distributor Labeling Requirements:
   • Starting January 1, 2026, manufacturers or distributors of e-bikes must label each e-bike with specific information regarding the characteristics of the bicycle.
3. Seller Information Requirements:
   • Starting January 1, 2026, sellers must provide written information to customers about existing safety resources for e-bikes.
4. Prohibition on Mislabeling:
   • It will be prohibited to sell or offer for sale a vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle if the vehicle is falsely labeled as one.
5. Advertising Restrictions:
   • It will be prohibited to advertise or sell a vehicle that is not an e-bike using terms that imply it is an e-bike, unless there is a disclosure stating that it is not an e-bike.

Section 2 - Definition Amendments:

This section updates the definition of "electrical assisted bicycle."

1. Clarification on Modifications:

   • A vehicle is not considered an electrical assisted bicycle if it is modified in a way that it no longer meets the requirements for any of the three e-bike classes (based on motor type and speed).

2. Clarification on Design Intentions:

   • A vehicle is not considered an e-bike if it is designed, manufactured, or intended to be easily modified in a way that it no longer meets the requirements of any e-bike class.

3. Multiple Mode E-Bikes:

   • The bill introduces the term multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle to define e-bikes that can switch between different classes (e.g., switching from one speed limit to another depending on usage or mode).

Section 3 - Multiple Mode E-Bikes:

• Multiple mode electrical assisted bicycles must meet all the requirements for each class of e-bike they are capable of operating in. For example, if an e-bike can switch between classes, it must comply with the rules for each class it can operate in.
• Sellers, manufacturers, and distributors of electrical assisted bicycles will have new obligations, such as providing disclosures, labeling, and safety information starting January 1, 2026.
• The definition of "electrical assisted bicycle" is clarified, ensuring that modified vehicles or vehicles easily modifiable to not meet the requirements of an e-bike class are excluded.
• New provisions for multiple mode e-bikes are introduced, requiring compliance with all applicable class requirements when switching between modes.

This bill aims to ensure that the market for e-bikes remains transparent, safe, and regulated.

Section 1 of the bill:
  • Requires that a seller of an electrical assisted bicycle must
make certain disclosures to the purchaser regarding the
characteristics of the electrical assisted bicycle;
  • Requires that, on or after January 1, 2026, a manufacturer
or distributor of an electrical assisted bicycle must label
each electrical assisted bicycle with certain information
about the electrical assisted bicycle;
  • Requires that, on or after January 1, 2026, a seller of an
electrical assisted bicycle must provide a customer with
certain written information about existing resources where
the customer can find safety information for electrical
assisted bicycles;
  • Prohibits a person from selling or offering to sell a vehicle
that is not an electrical assisted bicycle if the vehicle is
falsely labeled as an electrical assisted bicycle; and
  • Prohibits a person from advertising, offering for sale, or
selling a vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle by
using certain words associated with electrical assisted
bicycles without providing a disclosure that the vehicle is
not in fact an electrical assisted bicycle.
Currently, electrical assisted bicycle is defined as having to
conform to one of 3 classes based on the highest achievable speed and
type of motor of the electrical assisted bicycle. Section 2 amends the
existing definition of electrical assisted bicycle to clarify that the
following vehicles are not an electrical assisted bicycle:
  • A vehicle that is modified so that it no longer meets the
requirements for any electrical assisted bicycle class; or
  • A vehicle that is designed, manufactured, or intended by
the manufacturer or seller to be easily configured so as not
to meet all the requirements of an electrical assisted bicycle
class.
Section 2 also defines multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle
to account for electrical assisted bicycles that are capable of switching
between different classes.
Section 3 clarifies that a multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle
must meet all the requirements applicable to each respective class of
electrical assisted bicycle for which the multiple mode electrical assisted
bicycle provides for operation.

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