81R1459 JAM-D
By: Cohen H.B. No. 964
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of electric bicycle for purposes of
regulating the use, registration, and licensing of electric
bicycles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 541.201(24), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(24) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle that:
(A) is designed to be propelled by an electric
motor, exclusively or in combination with the application of human
power;
(B) cannot attain a speed of more than 20 miles
per hour without the application of human power; and
(C) has a motor that weighs less than [does not
exceed a weight of] 100 pounds.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.