THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
478
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to electric bicycles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291C-143.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[Struck through: []]§291C-143.5[[Struck through: ]]] Low-speed electric bicycles; operator [[Struck through: age.]] [Underlined: requirements.] No person [[Struck through: under the age of fifteen]] shall operate a low-speed electric bicycle as defined under title 15 United States Code section 2085[[Struck through: .]] [Underlined: unless the person:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Is fifteen years of age or older; and]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Is in immediate possession of a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license at all times.]"
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Low-Speed Electronic Bicycles; Operator Requirements
Description:
Requires operators of low-speed electronic bicycles to possess a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license.
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