Electric bikes and small devices would need road registration

Owners would apply to the motor vehicle registrar for a registration certificate and sticker. The requirement covers electric bicycles and low-speed micromobility devices used on public roads or highways. The application must include the owner's details, a device description, and proof that the owner and each authorized operator has a listed license or has completed an approved electric-device safety course. The registration fee is $25. Rental and sharing businesses do not have to provide authorized operator names or proof of operator qualifications. Owners must display the sticker. It remains valid while the same owner keeps the device; the owner must surrender it after transferring ownership. The road-use registration requirement would begin six months after this section takes effect.

The public safety director would run an electric-device safety course, which could be offered in person or online. The course would cover electric bicycles, low-speed micromobility devices, and electric personal assistive mobility devices. The course would cover safe operation, how to find local rules, and parents' financial responsibility for minors under their care. The director could charge a reasonable fee. Approved outside providers could offer the course without fee limits, but could not receive state reimbursement or subsidies. The director's duty to create and run the course would begin when this section takes effect.