Legislation

Title: Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation
Sponsored by: Delegates Cassilly, Cardin, Boyce, Clark, Fraser-Hidalgo, Holmes, Jacobs, Jalisi, Lehman, and Otto
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 63
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing certain classes of electric bicycles; establishing that electric bicycles may be operated in any place where bicycles are allowed to travel, subject to certain restrictions; prohibiting a person under the age of 16 years from operating a Class 3 electric bicycle on a public highway; requiring manufacturers of electric bicycles to apply a certain label in a certain manner to each electric bicycle beginning January 1, 2020; requiring electric bicycles to comply with federal regulations; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0935

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2019 Legislative Date 2/08/2019 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2019 Legislative Date 2/11/2019 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/14/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {410418/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 4/01/2019 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2019 Legislative Date 3/27/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 59AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/24/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/18/2019 Legislative Date 4/18/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 63 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2019	2/08/2019	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation
House	2/11/2019	2/11/2019	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/14/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Favorable with Amendments {410418/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2019	3/11/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation
House	3/16/2019	3/13/2019	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Judicial Proceedings	47AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2019	4/01/2019	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/01/2019	3/26/2019	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2019	3/27/2019	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	59AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2019	3/24/2019	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/18/2019	4/18/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 63
			Text - Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Electric Bicycles - Equipment and Operation

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