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Committee advances e-bike and micromobility rules, raises helmet, age and education questions
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 3626 as amended to clarify classifications and age limits for electric assist bicycles and directed ODOT to run a safety education program funded in part by a proposed $250,000 general fund allocation; members debated enforcement, sidewalk access and whether ODOT should run outreach.
The joint committee on transportation moved House Bill 3626 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and a referral to Ways and Means after adopting a dash-4 amendment that changes age thresholds and directs a safety education program.
The dash-4 amendment modifies classifications and minimum ages: it raises the minimum age for operating class 1 and class 2 electric-assist bicycles from 12 to 14 for some categories, retains age 16 for class 3, and changes an authorization phrase from "without a driver license or driver permit" to "without any form of driving privileges." The amendment also removed a religious exemption to protective headgear and directs ODOT to…
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