Bill > A4663

Introduced Session

This bill permits the operation of low-speed electric bicycles in this State. Under the bill, low-speed electric bicycles may be operated on the streets, highways, sidewalks, and bicycle paths. An operator of a low-speed electric bicycle is not required to register the bicycle, furnish proof of insurance, or have a driver's license. The bill further provides that all statutes, including the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, rules, and regulations that are applicable to bicycles also apply to low-speed electric bicycles. The bill defines a low-speed electric bicycle as a two or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by a motor while operated by a person weighing 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour. The bill also clarifies that the definitions of a motor vehicle, a motorized bicycle, and a motorized scooter do not include a low-speed electric bicycle.

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Timothy Eustace (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,  Kevin Rooney (R), 

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 06/22/2017)