District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B244: Micromobility Fire Safety Standards Act of 2025
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
As introduced, Bill 26-244 would require that electric bicycles, electric mobility devices, and traction batteries manufactured, distributed, sold, or offered for lease or rent in the District meet certain safety standards.
What the bill says
To amend the DistrictofColumbiaTrafficAct, 1925 to make conforming amendments; to amend theDepartment ofTransportation Establishment Act of2002 to authorize theDirectorofthe District DepartmentofTransportationto develop policies for the safeuseofelectricbicycles, motorized bicycles, andelectric mobility devices; and forotherpurposes. BE ITENACTED BYTHE COUNCIL OFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthis act maybe cited asthe"Micromobility FireSafety Standards Amendment Actof2026". Sec. 2. Title II oftheDistrict ofColumbia ComprehensiveBicycle Transportationand Safety Actof 1984, effective May 1, 2008.
From the enrolled text, October 16, 2026:
to amend the DistrictofColumbiaTrafficAct, 1925 to make conforming amendments; to amend theDepartment ofTransportation Establishment Act of2002 to authorize theDirectorofthe District DepartmentofTransportationto develop policies for the safeuseofelectricbicycles, motorized bicycles, andelectric mobility devices; and forotherpurposes. BE ITENACTED BYTHE COUNCIL OFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthis act maybe cited asthe"Micromobility FireSafety Standards Amendment Actof2026". Sec. 2. Title II oftheDistrict ofColumbia ComprehensiveBicycle Transportationand Safety Actof 1984, effective May 1, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-149; D.C. Official Code § 50-1611 et seq.), is amended by adding anew section203 to read as follows: "Sec, 203. Requirementsformanufacturer, distribution, sale, lease, rentofmicromobility andtractionbatteries. "(a) For the purposes ofthis section, theterm: "(1) "Certification"meanstheattestation by acertificationbody, indicated bya certificationmarkon the equipment, device, orproduct, that the equipment, device, orproduct has been evaluated, tested, and found to conform to the standards specified in section 3. "(2) "Certificationbody"means an independentthird-party organization providing certification for micromobility devices that: "(A) Isrecognizedbythe U.S. Department ofLabor's Occupational Safety andHealth Administration ("OSHA") as aNationally RecognizedTesting Laboratory; or "(B) Has received ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation from an independent accreditation body that is amemberofthe GlobalAccreditation Cooperation Incorporated, or any successororganization. "(3) "Certificationmark"means amarkofconformityownedby acertification body andregisteredwiththe U.S. Patent andTrademark Officethatis visible andaffixed to a productthathas received certification. ENROLLED ORIGINAL "(4) "Blectricbicycle" shall havethe samemeaning as provided insection 2(6A) ofthe District ofColumbiaTraflic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1119; D.C. Official Code § …