Mesquite to consider e-bike, e-scooter rules after council votes to add ordinance review

At a technical review meeting on Feb. 17, the City of Mesquite advanced a proposal to add a resolution to the next council agenda to consider amending the Mesquite City Code to regulate e-bikes and e-scooters. The city attorney told the council a draft ordinance was ready and recommended the item be scheduled for formal consideration.

"I'd like to get going on this ebike ordinance," the city attorney said, offering a draft the council could review. A council member moved to add the resolution to the next agenda and another council member seconded the motion. The motion was put to a voice vote and members responded "aye"; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

The proposal, as described on the record, would be a resolution to consider an amendment to the municipal code to adopt regulations regarding e-bikes and e-scooters. The meeting did not include debate of specific regulatory definitions, safety standards, permitted locations, speed limits, or enforcement mechanisms; those details were not specified in the session.

The council took no additional formal action on substantive ordinance language at this meeting; the item was added to the calendar for future consideration. The next council meeting is expected to include the formal resolution and any accompanying proposed code language for public review and comment.