California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1167: Vehicles: electric bicycles.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 51860 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 26300, 26302, 26303, and 26304 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 4442 of the Public Resources Code, and to amend Sections 312.5, 405, 406, 407.5, 426, 472, 672, 4020, 5030, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5034, 5035, 5036, 5037, 5038, 5039, 12500, 12509, 12509.5, 12804.9, 12814.6, 21113, 21201.3, 21203, 21207.5, 21209, 21712, 21960, 22651.08, 23135, 23330, 24015, 24951, 25650, 27800, 27802, 27803, 38012, 38366, 38505, and 38601 of, to amend the heading of Article 8.1 (commencing with Section 5030) of Chapter 1 of Division 3…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 51860 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 26300, 26302, 26303, and 26304 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 4442 of the Public Resources Code, and to amend Sections 312.5, 405, 406, 407.5, 426, 472, 672, 4020, 5030, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5034, 5035, 5036, 5037, 5038, 5039, 12500, 12509, 12509.5, 12804.9, 12814.6, 21113, 21201.3, 21203, 21207.5, 21209, 21712, 21960, 22651.08, 23135, 23330, 24015, 24951, 25650, 27800, 27802, 27803, 38012, 38366, 38505, and 38601 of, to amend the heading of Article 8.1 (commencing with Section 5030) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of, to add Section 21065 to, and to add Article 19.1 (commencing with Section 28180) and Article 19.5 (commencing with Section 28190) to Chapter 5 of Division 12 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Vehicles: electric bicycles. Existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power. Existing law classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions for various purposes, and requires, among other things, a class 3 electric bicycle to be equipped with a speedometer. Existing law prohibits certain vehicles that do not meet the definition of an electric bicycle from being advertised, sold, offered for sale, or labeled as an …
Sponsors
- (D, SD38) · primary sponsor