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CA AB 965

enacted

Vehicles: electric bicycles.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 965 pass?

Yes. CA AB 965 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-28. Latest recorded action (2025-07-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 65, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 965 about?

Existing law defines an electric bicycle and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions. Under existing law, a "class 1 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a motor that, among other things, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a "class 2 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a "class 3 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and a motor that, in pertinent part, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. Existing law prohibits a person under 16 years of age from operating a class 3 electric bicycle. A violation of this provision is punishable as an infraction. This bill would prohibit a person from selling a class 3 electric bicycle to a person under 16 years of age and would make a violation of that prohibition an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. By creating a new infraction, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 965?

Dixon is the primary sponsor of CA AB 965.

Description

Existing law defines an electric bicycle and classifies electric bicycles into 3 classes with different restrictions. Under existing law, a "class 1 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a motor that, among other things, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a "class 2 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Under existing law, a "class 3 electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and a motor that, in pertinent part, provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour. Existing law prohibits a person under 16 years of age from operating a class 3 electric bicycle. A violation of this provision is punishable as an infraction. This bill would prohibit a person from selling a class 3 electric bicycle to a person under 16 years of age and would make a violation of that prohibition an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. By creating a new infraction, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2025-03-18
Latest action
2025-07-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 65, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dixonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  4. 2025-03-18

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

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  5. 2025-03-19

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  6. 2025-04-10

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

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  7. 2025-04-21

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

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  8. 2025-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  9. 2025-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  10. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  12. 2025-05-15

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. 2025-05-23

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1663.)

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  14. 2025-05-23

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

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  15. 2025-06-04

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

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  16. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. 2025-07-07

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

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  18. 2025-07-08

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  19. 2025-07-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2043.).

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  20. 2025-07-10

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  21. 2025-07-15

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

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  22. 2025-07-28

    Approved by the Governor.

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  23. 2025-07-28

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 65, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/18/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-18Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
  • 07/11/25 - Enrolled — 2025-07-11Compare
  • 07/28/25 - Chaptered — 2025-07-28Compare
  • AB965Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-28 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes

  • AB 965 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day

    2025-05-23 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Bryan: other
    • Sharp-Collins: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Schultz: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Chen: other
    • Wicks: other

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

    2025-06-24 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Valladares: other

  • Consent Calendar 2nd

    2025-07-10 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Pérez: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Umberg: other

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