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Lawmakers weigh reclassification of powerful e‑vehicles as electric motorcycles amid safety concerns
Summary
During testimony on HB 23‑74, sponsors and a wide array of local officials, advocacy groups and students urged statutory clarity to distinguish class‑1/2/3 e‑bikes from high‑powered ‘e‑motor’ devices and to direct a Department of Licensing work group to study enforcement and consumer protections.
Representative Janice Zahn, sponsor of House Bill 23‑74, told the committee the bill seeks to distinguish electric‑assisted bicycles from electric motorcycles and to direct the Department of Licensing to convene a work group to recommend enforcement and consumer‑protection measures.
“We are trying to get something going as soon as possible because these e motorcycles are starting to show up in our community,” Zahn said, describing instances in which devices sold as e‑bikes have little or…
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