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Vehicles: Electric Bicycle Special License Plate Pilot Program.

Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.

CA SB 956 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Committee hearing
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Apr 20, 2026

What it does

Under existing law, a person riding an electric bicycle is subject to the laws pertaining to the operation of a bicycle upon a highway. For these purposes, existing law defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions, as specified. Existing law states that these provisions do not prevent local authorities, by ordinance, from regulating the registration of bicycles and the parking and operation of bicycles on pedestrian or bicycle facilities, provided such regulation is not in conflict with the Vehicle Code. Existing law prohibits a city or…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · Apr 20, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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