AB2284 - Electric bicycles: Attorney General list.

Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2026 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2026 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2284 Introduced by Assembly Member Dixon February 19, 2026 An act to add Section 2425 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. 12525.6 to the Government Code, relating to electric bicycles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2284, as amended, Dixon. Vehicles: electric bicycles. Electric bicycles: Attorney General list. Under existing law, the Department of the California Highway Patrol is responsible for enforcement of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles and use of the highways, as specified. Existing law requires the department to develop, on or before September 1, 2023, statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles, as defined, including, but not limited to, general electric bicycle riding safety, emergency maneuver skills, rules of the road, and laws pertaining to electric bicycles. Existing law establishes the Department of Justice under the direction and control of the Attorney General. Existing law requires each state and local agency that employs peace officers to annually report to the Attorney General data on all stops conducted by that agency’s peace officers for the preceding calendar year, in accordance with a specified procedure. This bill would require, on or before June 1, 2027, the department, office of the Attorney General, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, to compile a list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single class of electric bicycles and that are labeled, advertised, or commonly perceived by riders or peace officers as electric bicycles or electric bicycle products. The bill would require the department Attorney General to make the list available on its internet website and to update the list and internet website, when necessary. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 12525.6 is added to the Government Code, to read: 12525.6. (a) On or before June 1, 2027, the Attorney General shall, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, compile a list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single class of electric bicycles, as defined in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code, and that are labeled, advertised, or commonly perceived by riders or peace officers as electric bicycles or electric bicycle products. (b) (1) The office of the Attorney General shall make the list publicly available on its internet website. (2) The Attorney General shall update the list and the internet website, when necessary. SECTION 1. Section 2425 is added to the Vehicle Code , to read: 2425. (a) On or before June 1, 2027, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, in partnership with biking nonprofit groups, compile a list of electric two-wheeled devices that do not comply with the definition of any single class of electric bicycles, as defined in Section 312.5 and that are labeled, advertised, or commonly perceived by riders or peace officers as electric bicycles or electric bicycle products. (b) (1) The department shall make the list publicly available on its internet website. (2) The department shall update the list and the internet website, when necessary.