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AZ SB1273

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/13/2017

Primary Sponsor

Bob Worsley

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Adds definitions for three classes of electric bicycles to Arizona law: Class 1 (motor assists only while pedaling, cuts off at 20 mph), Class 2 (motor can propel bicycle independently, cuts off at 20 mph), and Class 3 (motor assists while pedaling, cuts off at 28 mph).

  • Electric bicycle operators have the same rights and duties as bicycle riders and are exempt from vehicle title, registration, license tax, driver license, and insurance requirements.

  • Requires manufacturers to permanently affix labels to electric bicycles showing classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage in at least 9-point bold type beginning January 1, 2018.

  • Restricts Class 3 electric bicycles to operators age 16 and older, requires helmet use, mandates speedometer equipment, and prohibits use on multi-use paths unless adjacent to highways or locally authorized.

  • Clarifies that electric bicycles are not "motorized gas powered bicycles" and therefore not subject to separate registration and licensing requirements for gas-powered motorized bicycles.

Legislative Description

Electric bicycles

Transportation

Last Action

House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar

4/12/2017

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