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Committee approves referral for bill to convert e‑bike rebate from first‑come system to lottery
Summary
Senate File 219 would change a popular $2 million e‑bike rebate from a first‑come, first‑served allocation to a lottery with 40% reserved for higher‑need applicants and require a report on the program; the Tax Committee referred the bill to the Transportation Committee.
Senate File 219, a measure to change the state’s electric‑assist bicycle rebate program from a first‑come, first‑served distribution to a lottery, was heard Monday. Senator Zachary Abler, the bill’s author, told the committee the original $2 million appropriation was exhausted quickly under the first‑come system and that converting to a lottery would make allocation fairer and preserve a 40 percent set‑aside for applicants with greater need.
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