FIC: E Bike Regulation Bill Clears Another Senate Committee
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1148, a bill regulating electric bikes (e-bikes) and essentially treating them like bikes that are pedaled, passed its second committee of reference in the Senate on February 10, 2020 without amendment. The bill creates a three-tier system for e-bikes which allegedly is consistent with the federal definitions…