HB 754 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive regulatory framework for electric foot scooters in Hawaii, with the Department of Transportation and counties authorized to regulate operations on roadways, bikeways, sidewalks, speed limits, and safety considerations.

• Defines electric foot scooter as a device weighing less than 100 pounds with two or three wheels, handlebars, and floorboard, powered solely by electric motor or human power, with maximum speed of 15 miles per hour.

• Prohibits operation by persons under 15 years old; requires safety helmets for operators under 18 years old; limits motor power to 1,000 watts; restricts carrying passengers; and establishes 15 mph speed limit.

• Requires rental or lease companies to provide helmet rentals for minors, copies of Department of Transportation rules, and liability insurance coverage for bodily injury, death, or property damage.

• Makes moped definitions exclude electric foot scooters and adds electric foot scooters to vulnerable user protections under criminal law; effective July 1, 2050.