ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 3875
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: MARCH 4, 2024
The Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste
Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3875.
This bill would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, or other distribution,
and the offering for sale, lease, rental, or other distribution, of a low-
speed electric bicycle, powered mobility device, or storage battery
used to power such an electric bicycle or mobility device, unless:
(1) the bicycle, mobility device, or battery has been tested by a
accredited testing laboratory for compliance with an appropriate
Underwriters Laboratories standard or other appropriate standard
established by the Department of Transportation; and
(2) confirmation of the testing is displayed using a logo,
wordmark, or name of the accredited testing laboratory, either on
packaging or documentation that is provided to the consumer at the
time of sale, rental, lease, or other distribution thereto, or directly
affixed to the bicycle, mobility device, or battery.
Persons who violate the bill's provisions would be subject to a
written warning for a first offense and a penalty of up to $1,000 for
each subsequent offense occurring no later than two years after the
date of the first offense. The bill would take effect on the first day of
the eighth month next following enactment.