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CS/CS/HB 971: Electric Bicycles

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Grant, M. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer

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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/22/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-69
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/2019 House • Filed
1/3/2020 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 83
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 83
1/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
1/28/2020 House • CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 464
1/29/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 461
1/30/2020 House • Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 470
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/03/20, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/3/2020 House • Favorable by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 486
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 486
2/18/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/20/2020 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 629
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 624
2/21/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 638
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 882
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 962
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 962
3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 556
• Withdrawn from Infrastructure and Security; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 548
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1148 -SJ 548
• Received -SJ 556
• Read 2nd time -SJ 548
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/10/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 572
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 573
3/10/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1070
6/11/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/22/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-69