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1A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to electric bicycles; amending s.
3316.20655, F.S.; providing requirements for the
4operation of electric bicycles; providing penalties;
5creating s. 316.20658, F.S.; creating the Electric
6Bicycle Safety Task Force adjunct to the Department of
7Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; requiring the
8department to provide staff to assist the task force;
9providing the purpose of the task force; providing for
10the membership of the task force and the appointment
11of task force members; providing a timeline in which
12appointments must be made and the manner in which
13vacancies on the task force must be filled; requiring
14that the task force convene within a specified
15timeframe; providing requirements for the time and
16location of the task force meetings; providing for
17members of the task force to be reimbursed for per
18diem and travel expenses; requiring a report to the
19Governor and Legislature by a specified date;
20providing for the expiration of the task force;
21providing for future repeal; requiring certain law
22enforcement agencies to maintain certain statistics
23during a specified timeframe; requiring certain law
24enforcement agencies to submit a report to the
25department by a specified date; requiring the
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26department to submit a report to the Governor and
27Legislature by a specified date; providing effective
28dates.
29
30    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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32Section 1.  Effective July 1, 2026, subsection (10) is
33    added to section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, to read:
34316.20655  Electric bicycle regulations.—
35(10)(a)       A person operating an electric bicycle on a shared
36    pathway that is not located adjacent to a roadway, including a
37    shared pathway located in a park or recreational area, must
38    yield to any pedestrian and must give an audible signal before
39    overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
40(b)     A person operating an electric bicycle on a sidewalk
41    or any other area designated for pedestrian use may not operate
42    an electric bicycle at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour
43    when a pedestrian is within 50 feet of the electric bicycle.
44(c)     A person who fails to comply with this subsection
45    commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a
46    nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
47Section 2.  Section 316.20658, Florida Statutes, is created
48    to read:
49316.20658  Electric Bicycle Safety Task Force.—
50(1)     CREATION.—The Electric Bicycle Safety Task Force, a
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51    task force as defined in s. 20.03(5), is created adjunct to the
52    department. The department shall provide administrative and
53    staff support services related to the functions of the task
54    force.
55(2)      PURPOSE.—The purpose of the task force is to examine
56    and recommend improvements to state law and the regulatory
57    framework governing electric bicycles in order to encourage the
58    safe operation of electric bicycles and to prevent traffic
59    incidents, injuries, and fatalities involving such bicycles.
60(3)      MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS.—
61(a)      The task force shall be composed of the executive
62    director of the department, or his or her designee; the
63    Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee; and the
64    following members, who shall be appointed by the executive
65    director:
661.      A representative from the Florida Sheriffs Association.
672.      A representative from the Florida Police Chiefs
68    Association.
693.      A representative from the electric bicycle industry.
704.      A representative from the Florida League of Cities.
715.      A representative from the Florida Association of
72    Counties.
736.      A representative from the medical field with experience
74    in treating bicyclist and pedestrian injuries.
757.      A representative from an organization involved in
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76     efforts to prevent injuries and fatalities involving bicycles,
77     including electric bicycles.
78(b)     Appointments to the task force shall be made within 15
79     days after this act becomes a law.
80(c)     The executive director of the department, or his or
81     her designee, shall chair the task force, and a vacancy on the
82     task force shall be filled in the same manner as the original
83     appointment.
84(d)     The task force shall convene no later than 30 days
85     after this act becomes a law. The task force shall meet at least
86     monthly but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair.
87     At least one meeting of the task force shall occur in each of
88     the following regions of this state: North Florida, Central
89     Florida, and South Florida. All meetings shall be held at the
90     time and place designated by the chair.
91(e)     Members of the task force shall serve without
92     compensation but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for
93     per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061.
94(4)     REPORT.—The task force shall prepare a report that
95     includes legislative recommendations for improvements to state
96     law and the regulatory framework governing electric bicycles.
97     The report should take into account methods to improve traffic
98     safety for electric bicycle operators and riders, pedestrians,
99     and other vehicle operators through reasonable measures designed
100    to reduce traffic incidents, injuries, and fatalities.
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101(a)     Before October 1, 2026, the task force shall submit
102    the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
103    Speaker of the House of Representatives.
104(b)     Upon submission of the report, the task force shall
105    expire.
106(5)     REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 2026.
107Section 3.  (1)     Beginning 30 days after this act becomes a
108    law, the Florida Highway Patrol and each police department and
109    sheriff's office in this state must maintain a list of all the
110    traffic crashes that each respective agency investigates which
111    involve an electric bicycle. Each electric bicycle crash must be
112    included in the list regardless of whether the crash is reported
113    on a long or short form traffic crash report or a driver
114    exchange-of-information form. Each entry in the list must
115    contain the following information concerning each traffic crash
116    involving an electric bicycle:
117(a)     The date and time of the crash.
118(b)     The class of electric bicycle involved in the crash.
119(c)     The age of the electric bicycle operator involved in
120    the crash.
121(d)     If known, whether the electric bicycle operator
122    possessed a valid Florida learner's driver license or driver
123    license at the time of the crash.
124(2)     By October 15, 2026, each police department and
125    sheriff's office in this state must submit a report to the
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126    Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles which contains a
127    list of all electric bicycle crashes investigated by each agency
128    from the beginning of the reporting period through September 30,
129    2026. The information must be submitted in a form and manner
130    determined by the department.
131(3)     By October 31, 2026, the department must submit a
132    report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
133    Speaker of the House of Representatives summarizing the reports
134    submitted to the department pursuant to subsection (2) and
135    include in the report the list maintained by the Florida Highway
136    Patrol. The report must separate the electric bicycle crash data
137    by county, listing the reporting law enforcement agencies within
138    each county.
139Section 4.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
140    act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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