HB 25-1197

  • Colorado House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 13, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 10, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Sale of Electrical Assisted Bicycles Requirements

Abstract

Section 1 of the bill: Requires that a seller of an electrical assisted bicycle must make certain disclosures to the purchaser regarding the characteristics of the electrical assisted bicycle; Requires that, on or after January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027 , a manufacturer or distributor of an electrical assisted bicycle must label each electrical assisted bicycle with certain information about the highest class or each of the classes in which the electrical assisted bicycle is capable of operation ; Requires that, on or after January 1, 2026, a seller of an electrical assisted bicycle must provide a customer with certain written information about existing resources where the customer can find safety information for electrical assisted bicycles; Prohibits a person from selling or offering to sell a vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle if the vehicle is falsely labeled as an electrical assisted bicycle. and The bill specifies that a violation is a deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" . Prohibits a person from advertising, offering for sale, or selling a vehicle that is not an electrical assisted bicycle by using certain words associated with electrical assisted bicycles without providing a disclosure that the vehicle is not in fact an electrical assisted bicycle. The bill specifies that a violation is a deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" . Requires that a lithium-ion battery or a second-use lithium-ion battery (battery) that is part of or intended for use in an electrical assisted bicycle must be certified by an accredited testing laboratory for compliance with certain battery standards and that the certification or name of the accredited testing laboratory must be included on the packaging or documentation for the battery or on the battery itself; and Clarifies that a multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle must meet all the requirements applicable to each respective class of electrical assisted bicycle for which the multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle provides for operation. Currently, "electrical assisted bicycle" is defined as having to conform to one of 3 classes based on the highest achievable speed and type of motor of the electrical assisted bicycle. Section 2 amends the existing definition of "electrical assisted bicycle" to clarify that the following vehicles are not an electrical assisted bicycle: A vehicle that is modified so that it no longer meets the requirements for any electrical assisted bicycle class; or A vehicle that is designed, manufactured, or intended by the manufacturer or seller to be easily configured so as not to meet all the requirements of an electrical assisted bicycle class. Section 2 also defines "multiple mode electrical assisted bicycle" to account for electrical assisted bicycles that are capable of switching between different classes. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Mar 10, 2025

Actions


Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

  • Introduction
Transportation & Energy

Mar 10, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Mar 07, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

Mar 05, 2025

House

House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole

Feb 10, 2025

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment

  • Introduction
Energy & Environment

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Reengrossed (03/10/2025) PDF
Engrossed (03/07/2025) PDF
Introduced (02/10/2025) PDF
PA1 (03/06/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (03/03/2025) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (03/14/2025) PDF

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