Bill Commons

CA AB 1569

enacted

Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1569 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1569 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1569 about?

Existing law establishes the State Department of Education in state government, and vests the department with specified powers and duties relating to the state's public school system. Existing law establishes the Department of the California Highway Patrol, under the control of the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, within the Transportation Agency. Existing law requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to develop statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles. This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2028, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, to develop a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, as provided. In developing the program, the bill would authorize the State Department of Education and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies or local governments that have implemented electric bicycle training programs already to ensure the program reflects proven best practices. The bill would encourage local educational agencies and parent organizations to offer training demonstrations to pupils and parents on electric bicycle operations in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies or local governments, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 1569?

Davies is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1569, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes the State Department of Education in state government, and vests the department with specified powers and duties relating to the state's public school system. Existing law establishes the Department of the California Highway Patrol, under the control of the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, within the Transportation Agency. Existing law requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to develop statewide safety and training programs based on evidence-based practices for users of electric bicycles. This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2028, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, to develop a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, as provided. In developing the program, the bill would authorize the State Department of Education and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies or local governments that have implemented electric bicycle training programs already to ensure the program reflects proven best practices. The bill would encourage local educational agencies and parent organizations to offer training demonstrations to pupils and parents on electric bicycle operations in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies or local governments, as specified.

Introduced
2026-03-09
Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Daviesauthor
  • Chenauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2026-08-18

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  6. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5321.).

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  7. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  9. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-06-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  11. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and TRANS.

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  12. 2026-05-14

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. 2026-05-14

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5053.)

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  14. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  15. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  16. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2026-04-14

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  18. 2026-04-13

    Read second time and amended.

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  19. 2026-04-09

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  20. 2026-03-16

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. 2026-03-10

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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  22. 2026-03-09

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

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  23. 2026-02-09

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and TRANS.

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  24. 2026-01-13

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

  25. 2026-01-12

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-12Compare
  • 03/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-09Compare
  • 04/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-13Compare
  • 08/12/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-12Compare
  • 08/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-08-27Compare
  • AB1569Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-08 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-20 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Papan: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: other

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 1569 Davies Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Arambula: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Flora: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

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