---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 490"
citation: "Iowa SF 490 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bicycling", "electric bicycles", "engines", "motorized bicycles", "pedestrians", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2026-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39f66ba8-a5de-4ac4-84f6-6473ea657a7e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 490&ga=91"
source_hash: "70de079c6abfa671ced0661f689778d96cdd6cd37c6f1aae0e32a5fb6c3b0b8e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 490 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF490.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF490.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF490_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF490.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-04** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-24** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-05-15** Rereferred to Transportation.
- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee: Henderson, Meyer, A. and Scholten.
- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 7:45AM RM 103.
- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-28** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2026-01-29** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-05** Passed House, yeas 82, nays 4. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-09** Message from House.
- **2026-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39f66ba8-a5de-4ac4-84f6-6473ea657a7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).