THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1078
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 249-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "bicycle" to read as follows:

""Bicycle" means [every]:

(1) A device propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels sixteen inches in diameter or greater, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels[.]; or

(2) A low-speed electric bicycle, as defined under title 15 United States Code section 2085; provided that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle shall be at least fifteen years of age."

SECTION 2. Section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "bicycle" to read as follows:

""Bicycle" means [every]:

(1) A device propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels sixteen inches in diameter or greater, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels[.]; or

(2) A low-speed electric bicycle, as defined under title 15 United States Code section 2085; provided that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle shall be at least fifteen years of age."

SECTION 3. Section 291C-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "bicycle" to read as follows:

""Bicycle" means [every]:

(1) A vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, and including any vehicle generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels except a toy bicycle[.]; or

(2) A low-speed electric bicycle, as defined under title 15 United States Code section 2085; provided that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle shall be at least fifteen years of age."

SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

Report Title:

Transportation; Bicycles; Low-speed Electric Bicycles

Description:

Amends the definition of "bicycle" for the purposes of county vehicular taxes, highway safety laws, and Statewide Traffic Code by adding and defining low-speed electric bicycles and requiring that an operator of a low-speed electric bicycle be at least fifteen years of age. (SD1)

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